Solar flares are flashes of ultraviolet and X-ray radiation released from active areas of the sun's surface, usually sunspots. They are classed by power on a scale of A, B, C, M, and X-class, where X ...

People across the U.S. caught a glimpse of the northern lights last night as a geomagnetic storm roiled in our atmosphere.

The sun is in a spirited mood as it kicks out a glowing series of solar flares, including a fresh X9 that's the most intense ...

Related: Where and when to see the northern lights in 2024 CMEs ... and Africa were a result of the radiation from the solar flare reaching Earth and ionizing the upper atmosphere upon arrival.

Star gazers can expect more glimpses of the northern lights as the sun reaches its solar maximum, causing more geomagnetic storms.

The Sun emitted the strongest solar flare in seven years Thursday, and space weather forecasters are watching to see what ...

A large solar flare erupted on the sun Tuesday night, October 8, 2024. While this is not unusual, what makes this flare ...

A powerful solar flare has been hurled out of the Sun, and could cause disruption on Earth. The flare comes ... as the northern lights that might be visible at lower latitudes.

While the current active solar cycle is in full force, measured as an 11-year period, the sun continues to unleash strong ...

This peak of activity is expected to last for another year, according to NASA.

3 (UPI) --The sun released a powerful solar flare to start the ... observers will whizz past Earth from 44 million miles away but leave a trail of dust and gases visible to the naked eye, NASA ...

The sun just unleashed one of its largest solar explosions in recent years, temporarily causing a radio blackout on Earth and ...