Introduction to Solar Flares Solar flares are spectacular, yet potentially dangerous, eruptions of energy from the Sun's ...

NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory captured an X1.1-class solar flare in multiple wavelengths. See time-lapse footage of the blast that caused "a strong shortwave radio blackout over South America," ...

It’s notoriously difficult to predict when the sun will belch out a large solar flare — an explosive burst of radiation that ...

Researchers have made a potentially crucial breakthrough in solar science that could help predict solar flares with greater ...

Scientists have long struggled to accurately predict solar flares, but a recent breakthrough using NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory has uncovered a promising new sign: flickering coronal loops. These ...

The sun is reaching a solar maximum. Here's what that could mean for Iowa and our chances to see the aurora borealis, known ...

NASA discovered erratic flickers in coronal loops before solar flares, hinting at an early warning system. This breakthrough ...

The Origin of the Sun's Magnetic Field Could Lie Close to Its Surface May 22, 2024 — Surprise findings suggest sunspots and solar flares could be generated by a magnetic field within the Sun's ...

The 2024 event was a great, and unusual opportunity to test the AI capability to predict solar activity. The chief objective ...

Now, in a yet-to-be peer-reviewed study, researchers at the University of Genova in Italy claim to have developed an AI model ...

Could the expected solar flares bring a greater chance of seeing the northern lights? Sophia Herod takes a look.