Sunspot AR3234 blasted an X2-class solar flare. NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory captured the fireworks in multiple wavelengths. Credit: NASA/SDO/Helio Viewer | edited by Space.com's Steve Spaleta Mu ...

"Some of the extreme ultraviolet light above active regions flickers erratically for a few hours before a solar flare," ...

NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory captured an X1.1-class solar flare in multiple wavelengths. See time-lapse footage of the ...

Flickering coronal loops in the Sun's outer atmosphere could act as an early warning system for solar flares, according to ...

There were significantly more X-class solar flares in 2024 than any other year for at least three decades. The arrival of ...

NASA finds flickering coronal loops signal solar flares, paving the way for better space weather predictions and safety ...

The sun is not quite done with 2024. Early Sunday (Dec. 29), the sun fired off a class X1.1 solar flare, one of the most powerful types of solar explosions possible, in what may be its last major ...

New study reveals the potential for advance warning of powerful solar flares from the Sun, providing crucial hours to protect ...

Solar storms pose a rising threat to power grids, satellites, and communications. Experts call for urgent preventive measures ...

The sun started 2025 with a bang as it fired off a powerful solar flare this morning. The X-class solar flare peaked at an X1.2 at 6:40 a.m. EST (1140 GMT) on Friday (Jan. 3), releasing a blast of ...

For decades, scientists have tried in vain to accurately predict solar flares—intense bursts of light on the sun that can ...

The resulting ... Magnetic Field Maps of the Sun's Corona Sep. 11, 2024 — Astronomers have achieved a major breakthrough in solar physics by successfully producing detailed maps of the Sun's ...