Federal forecasters are warning that a powerful X-class solar flare could trigger strong radio blackouts and strain power ...

The massive sunspot that sparked an "extreme" geomagnetic storm in May 2024 unleashed hundreds of other dangerous solar flares, including a hidden X-class outburst, a new paper reveals. The study sets ...

Solar Orbiter captured the most detailed view of a solar flare, observing the build-up of events that lead to the explosion.

"This is one of the most exciting results from Solar Orbiter so far." ...

Scientists watched a solar flare grow from tiny magnetic sparks into a violent plasma-raining avalanche on the Sun.

The sun recently erupted with a potent X-class solar flare, triggering a fast-moving coronal mass ejection (CME) that is ...

Aurora alert! The colossal solar storm could impact and trigger impressive northern lights.

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A coronal mass ejection, or CME, is a massive cloud of solar plasma and magnetic field that can be hurled into space ...

The planet is experiencing the most powerful solar event since 2003—and it's bringing spectacular Northern Lights.

The ESA's Solar Orbiter has discovered that solar flares act like avalanches, growing from weak disturbances into powerful ...