You also need somewhere where the skies are dark and clear and far from light ... of sunspots develop on our star’s surface when a solar flare sped toward Earth, creating vivid aurora displays ...

A massive X-class solar flare has erupted from the Sun, sparking powerful radio blackouts across large parts of the globe — and experts warn more could be on the way as the active sunspot ...

During this phase, the sun has more sunspots—dark, cool regions with tangled ... causing radio blackouts. A solar flare’s intensity is classified as either A, B, C, M or X, with X being ...

This week, the biggest solar storm of 2025 smashed into Earth, triggering radio blackouts across large parts of the globe. The powerful flare from the Sun erupted on Wednesday (May 14), just one ...

On 15 March, 2024, a C4.9-class solar flare released a coronal mass ejection (bursts of plasma and magnetic field from the Sun) travelling at over 1,100 km/s (683 mi/s). Advert Three days later ...

Solar flare eruptions are associated with coronal mass ejections, which occur when plasma from the sun interacts with Earth’s magnetic field. When the solar material reaches Earth, geomagnetic ...

The latest flare came from its sunspot region 4087 – a dark, cooler area on the Sun's surface where intense magnetic activity builds up. NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory captured images of the ...

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. X2.7-class eruption from sunspot AR4087 on May 14, 2025. | Credit: NOAA Space Weather ...

The sun roared to life early Tuesday (May 14), unleashing a powerful X-class solar flare from a newly emerging sunspot region AR4087. The eruption peaked at 4:25 a.m. EDT (0825 GMT), triggering ...

Rows of solar modules generate electricity at UL-Lafayette's Photovoltaic Applied Research and Testing (PART) Lab — Aug. 9, 2021. (Wes Muller/Louisiana Illuminator) Although the solar industry ...