The sunspot region 4366 fired off dozens of powerful solar flares in 24 hours, including the single strongest flare since ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. An image taken by NASA’s Solar Dynamics Orbiter spacecraft shows a powerful solar flare produced on May 11, 2024, during a spate ...

In a dramatic escalation of solar activity, the sun has unleashed an X8.3 flare — 2026’s strongest yet — causing radio ...

"The reason we are seeing them so far south and with so much intensity is that as the sun reaches its maximum activity it ...

An X7.1 (R3) solar flare erupted from Region 3842 this evening - as seen in this animation (courtesy of jhelioviewer). This was the second strongest flare of Solar ...

Observing an eclipse of the sun is always fascinating, but on March 29, 2025 — when a partial solar eclipse is visible in the Northern Hemisphere — there will be an extra reason to do so. As well as ...

For instance, the X8.3 flare peaked at 6:57 PM EST, unleashing a torrent of ultraviolet and X-ray radiation that impacted the Earth’s upper atmosphere. Such intense solar activity can create a cascade ...

The agencies that track sunspot activity say we’re now in peak solar activity, which has a big impact on the amount and southward extent of the Northern Lights. On Oct. 15, 2024 NOAA, NASA and the ...

The Sun has released four powerful X-class solar flares in just two days, alarming scientists worldwide. Experts warn these ...

Northern lights occur when a solar flare interacts with Earth's atmosphere.

Our sun has officially hit its solar maximum, with increased rates of auroras and solar flares expected in the coming months, NASA has announced. The sun goes through 11-year cycles of activity, ...