An intense X2.3-class flare was released by the sun yesterday, followed by several M-class flares, which caused a series of ...

Solar flares are not directly responsible for the aurora borealis. The lights are caused by a phenomenon known as coronal ...

A few states along the Canadian border will have a chance to see the northern lights on Friday night, and another solar flare will likely bring auroral activity further south over the weekend, ...

On 6, 2024, NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory recorded a powerful solar flare, peaking at 8:40 a.m. ET. This flare, classified as an X2.3, is intense enough to potentially disrupt radio signals, ...

NOAA added that intense flares of this magnitude can be impulsive (meaning quick to rise and decrease), lasting minutes, or a ...

When the Sun emits solar flares, solar phenomena known as coronal mass ejections send charged particles toward Earth. When ...

On3, 2024, NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory captured a powerful solar flare that peaked at 11:57 p.m. ET. This flare, ...

Geomagnetic storming of this magnitude is common on NOAA’s 5-level scale. However, several sunspot regions on the Sun are ...

A massive X2.3 solar flare erupts from sunspot AR 3883, causing radio blackouts over southern hemisphere regions.

NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory captured an X2.3 solar flare on November 6th, 2024, causing shortwave radio blackouts in ...

"Sunspots are complex magnetic regions of the sun where energy can be stored in huge amounts," astronomer Peter T. Gallagher said.

First Imagery from GOES-19 SUVI Instrument The Solar Ultraviolet Imager (SUVI) onboard NOAA’s GOES-19 satellite (launched on ...