On Nov 12, the Sun’s X5.1 flare from sunspot AR4274 hit Earth’s magnetosphere, disrupting GPS and causing auroras as far ...

The region has unleashed at least two powerful solar flares in the last 12 hours, and experts are certain there's more to come. Reading time 2 minutes The Sun is currently in the active phase of its ...

Solar flares are intense bursts of radiation that occur when magnetic energy that has built up in the solar atmosphere is released. The recent eruptions, categorized as X-class flares—the strongest ...

A series of three powerful flares and associated explosions of solar material out across the Solar System have set Earth ...

The sun’s current 11-year activity cycle has already peaked—but extreme outbursts from our star may still be in store ...

Could three giant solar storms combine into one of the most powerful geomagnetic storms in decades? That’s exactly what space ...

The spectacle was particularly enthralling for Lisa Upton, who caught the skies over Boulder, Colo., glowing eerily red. Upton, a heliophysicist at the Southwest Research Institute, is an expert in ...

Flares of this magnitude are not frequent,” noted officials at NOAA’s Space Weather Prediction Center, and this week the Sun has delivered two of them in rapid succession. On November 9, an X1.7 flare ...

Nearly every color of aurora could be seen as far south as Mexico during last week's "best ever" atmospheric event over Wyoming. What create's ...

A solar storm similar to the 1859 Carrington Event could cause widespread damage to our technology, including satellites. New ...

The X5.1-class eruption from sunspot AR4274 is this year's most powerful solar flare and Earth is in the firing line. Editor's note: Wow, the northern lights put on a stunning display last night with ...