NASA has identified sunspots on the surface of the Sun, suggesting new solar storms in the coming weeks. One of the most ...

Earthlings have reported spotting solar flares during Monday's total eclipse. The sun on Monday was expected to be at the height of its activity during its 11 year solar cycle also known as its ...

A massive solar flare erupted from the sun over the weekend, causing radio blackouts on Earth – and more could be on the horizon. The sun emitted the solar flare on Saturday, peaking around ...

Scientits have described how a solar flare could have a devastating impact on the world's communications and what States ...

A solar flare is a burst of radiation on the sun, according to NASA. They are the most powerful explosions in the solar ...

The culprit? A fiery X2.7-class solar flare that erupted from sunspot AR4087 early Tuesday morning (May 14), sending charged particles and plasma hurtling toward Earth. And experts warn ...

At 12:02 p.m. Eastern time on Thursday, a massive X-class solar flare — the strongest kind — launched off the sun. It was the most intense of the sun’s current 11-year cycle, and the most ...

Jess Thomson is a Newsweek Science Reporter based in London UK. Her focus is reporting on science, technology and healthcare. She has covered weird animal behavior, space news and the impacts of ...

(NEXSTAR) — A massive solar flare — the largest in years — was spotted on the sun on New Year’s Eve, sparking a warning to some high-frequency radio users. In an update Sunday evening ...

Jess Thomson is a Newsweek Science Reporter based in London UK. Her focus is reporting on science, technology and healthcare. She has covered weird animal behavior, space news and the impacts of ...

On Tuesday, the sun launched its largest solar flare in seven years and the largest of the ongoing 11-year solar cycle. It marks the culmination of an excessively busy period for our closest star.

As August 2024 set another 20-year high for sunspot numbers on the sun, recent solar flares have yet to top two solar flares from September 2017. One of these flares, which took place seven years ...