The powerful flare from sunspot region AR4341 peaked at 1:09 p.m. EST (1809 GMT), according to NOAA's Space Weather ...

An X-class solar flare has produced an Earth-directed coronal mass ejection, increasing solar activity and raising the likelihood of geomagnetic impacts within 24 hours.

The Sun has just unleashed an M5-class solar flare, a powerful burst of radiation that signals a clear uptick in solar activity as the current cycle heads toward its peak. While this event is not the ...

The sun unleashed a strong X1.2 solar flare on Tuesday, May 13, within the region on the sun's western limb, as scientists continue to monitor the possibilities of coronal mass ejections, which can ...

Stunning imagery from outer space shows the power of the Sun, with a massive solar flare and coronal mass ejection erupting from the giant star’s surface, but space experts say there is no need to ...

The sun unleashed another strong X-class solar flare overnight, stronger than the one that occurred on Tuesday — an X2.7, the strongest so far this year. X-class flares are the strongest and most ...

A high-powered solar flare erupted from the sun last week, causing a major radio blackout in Europe and Asia. The eruption happened at 3:25 a.m., meaning that the sun wasn't in the Texas sky at the ...

At the end of the last solar cycle in 2019, the official predictions were that the next cycle would be just as mild as its predecessor. Those predictions were wrong. The current Solar Cycle 25 turned ...

Researchers followed a single solar hotspot for 3 months as it unleashed nearly 1,000 flares, revealing insights about our Sun's fury.

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. These processes follow the solar cycle, an 11-year cycle of increasing and decreasing activity on ...

The sun is not only our closest stellar neighbor, it's also the star we understand the most. As we've observed it over the centuries, we've learned that the sun is not an immortal constant. It goes ...