Sunspot AR3311 have been extremely active since its emergence in NASA Solar Dynamics views. Seven m-class flares can be seen ...

NASA Solar Dynamics Observatory captures sunspot AR3341 blast a powerful X1.1 solar flare. Credit: Space.com | footage ...

The ionosphere is a critical component of Earth’s upper atmosphere, and its behavior is significantly influenced by solar activity. With the 25th solar ...

That complexity could mean bigger fireworks ahead. With the sunspot now rotating to face Earth, it could pose a threat for ...

Solar flares, blasts of plasma gasses of solar energy might shape the short-term weather on distant planets according to a ...

Stars often whip their planets with solar winds and radiation, pull them ever closer with gravity and sear them with heat.

Solar flares can reshape exoplanet atmospheres within days, affecting temperature, winds, and potential habitability.

The latest solar flare follows an M-class one, the second-highest on the scale, that occurred days earlier on June 15. It caused a shortwave radio blackout across North America, with a loss of signal ...

Solar flares are often accompanied by coronal mass ejections, which are gigantic clouds of solar particles traveling through space at high speed that, when they reach the Earth's magnetosphere ...

The most advanced instrument on the most powerful solar telescope ever built delivered first-light images with incredible detail.

The sun released over 50 X-class solar flares in 2024! Here we take a look at some of the best.