Extremely active sunspot AR3664 blasted a major X8.7-class solar flare. The sunspot was behind the incredible geomagnetic ...

A powerful geomagnetic storm aimed at Earth could disrupt technology and bring a stunning celestial show as far south as ...

NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory captured sunspot AR3386 blast a long-duration X1.6-class solar flare and X1 flare. See time-lapses of the flares in multiple wavelengths. Credit Space.com | footage c ...

In particular, radiation can have devastating effects on computer chips. Space radiation, from solar flares or galactic cosmic rays, alter the electrical properties on an integrated circuit. The most ...

July 19, 2024 — Space storms could soon be forecasted ... 2024 — Surprise findings suggest sunspots and solar flares could be generated by a magnetic field within the Sun's outermost layers.

A powerful X-class solar flare was unleashed by an emerging sunspot region leading to radio blackouts over large parts of ...

The NASA/ESA Solar Orbiter recently recorded the highest-ever concentration of a rare helium isotope (3He) emitted from the Sun. A Southwest Research Institute-led team of scientists sought the source ...