A solar flare is visible with just the normal eight-minute light delay between Earth and the Sun, while a CME takes two to three days to get here. Captured during a solar flare in October 2022 ...

The sun emitted another powerful solar flare Tuesday nearly one week after separate flares set in motion a severe solar storm that disrupted some technology and produced some mesmerizing northern ...

The culprit? A fiery X2.7-class solar flare that erupted from sunspot AR4087 early Tuesday morning (May 14), sending charged particles and plasma hurtling toward Earth. And experts warn ...

smaller Solar Cycle 24? Due to a change in flare calibration levels from 2020, you'll find two answers to this question online — but only one is correct. You may like Has the sun already passed ...

You can get in touch with Jess by emailing j.thomson@newsweek.com. An unusually powerful X-class solar flare erupted from the sun's surface on Sunday, causing radio blackouts across the western ...

A solar flare is an explosion of radiation that is produced by the sun and can result in solar storms Recently, the same powerful solar storm that created the bewildering Northern Lights seen ...

(NEXSTAR) — A massive solar flare — the largest in years — was spotted on the sun on New Year’s Eve, sparking a warning to some high-frequency radio users. In an update Sunday evening ...

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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 ...

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. Earlier this week, NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory (SDO ...

On June 3, NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory (SDO) captured a stunning M-class solar flare—only to show most of the plume sucked back towards the star’s surface in what is technically known ...