Solar flares largely go unnoticed, but that doesn't mean there aren't dangerous ones that could impact life on Earth.

NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory captured sunspot AR3386 blast a long-duration X1.6-class solar flare and X1 flare. See time ...

An X1.0 solar flare erupted from Active Region 4455 on June 3, 2026, according to NASA, producing the kind of intense burst ...

Space scientists have announced that the Sun has fired four massive solar flares. The outbursts were captured by NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory spacecraft, which monitors our star’s activity for ...

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A snapshot taken a second before a powerful solar flare was unleashed from the Sun, as seen in unprecedented detail by Solar Orbiter Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — A NASA telescope ...

Solar flares as a research area encompass the multidisciplinary investigation of rapid energy-release events in the solar atmosphere, focusing on their physical mechanisms, occurrence, energetics, and ...

Earthquakes are well understood, but very hard to predict. Instead of looking at tectonic pressure or fracking, researchers in Japan have postulated a new source that could be triggering quakes: solar ...

This Feb. 4, 2026, image from NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory (SDO) captures a strong solar flare erupting from the star. Solar flares are powerful bursts of energy that can, along with other types ...

Talk about a heated situation. The sun unleashed two colossal solar flares within seven hours of each other this week, triggering radio blackouts across parts of Earth. Solar flares are strong, ...