A new study has uncovered a connection between solar flares—sudden outbursts of radiation from stars—and short-term weather ...

A powerful burst of energy on New Year's Eve created the largest solar flare that has been detected since 2017, but scientists say not to be alarmed.

Solar flares are intense bursts of radiation that form in areas where loops of magnetic field curl ... Cooler areas around their entry and exit points appear as dark sunspots amid the ...

A solar flare on New Year's Eve, rated as an X-5, was the largest detected since the 2017 eclipse, when a X8.2 flare X8.2 flare occurred, according to NOAA.

After causing the dazzling waves of aurora borealis this weekend, our Sun isn’t done yet: The strongest solar flare of the current solar cycle occurred Tuesday afternoon, according to the ...

The most powerful solar flare of this solar cycle so far occurred on October 3, hitting X9.0-class in strength. Today's X9 (R3) flare was prolific, but impulsive (imagery courtesy of jhelioviewer).

The most powerful solar flare unleashed from the sun in nearly five years was triggered by interactions between dark regions on the solar surface that rotate and twist the sun's magnetic field, a ...

A file photo of Earth exploding. Theorists are claiming that September 24 will mark the end of the world as we know it. Ig0rZh/Getty. Solar flares occur when dark areas on the surface of the sun ...

Introduction to Solar Flares Solar flares are spectacular, yet potentially dangerous, eruptions of energy from the Sun's surface. They occur when intense magnetic energy that has built up in the ...

At 12:02 p.m. Eastern time on Thursday, a massive X-class solar flare — the strongest kind — launched off the sun. It was the most intense of the sun’s current 11-year cycle, and the 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 ...