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On Tuesday, the sun launched its largest solar flare in seven years and the largest of the ongoing 11-year solar cycle. It marks the culmination of an excessively busy period for our closest star.

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. Solar flares are only expected to ...

Sunspot AR3757 erupted with an M1-class solar flare and a plasma plume. Footage courtesy: NASA / SDO and the AIA, EVE, and HMI science teams | edited by Space.com's Steve Spaleta I Asked 6 Chefs ...

According to National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration forecasts, there is an 80 percent chance of the sunspot producing an M-class solar flare on ... umbra—the dark central part of ...

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 ...

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 ...

If a solar flare reaches Earth, it could trigger minor, but disruptive geomagnetic storms. A dark filament of magnetism whipped out of the sun's atmosphere on July 16, Space Weather reported.

More intense solar storms just drive the polar lights closer to the Equator. Still, solar flares are complex phenomena with real hazards for Earth, even this far away from the Sun. A solar flare ...

Phoenix gets plenty of sunshine, and solar panels can help you put it to good use. Go green and cut down on your power bills with the best installation companies in this Arizona city. The ...