The sun is in a spirited mood as it kicks out a glowing series of solar flares, including a fresh X9 that's the most intense we've seen in years. Amanda Kooser Freelance writer Amanda C.

NASA/SDO NASA had a busy start to October, as the agency announced that the sun emitted several major solar flares on Tuesday. On Tuesday, Oct. 1, NASA announced that its Solar Dynamics ...

Could this be the Perfect Geo-storm? October is off to a hot start: The sun unleashed a massive X-class solar flare — the “strongest of its kind,” according to Space.com — that has the ...

Apparently, it happened at just the right moment to transform the sun into one huge face, and it looks an awful lot like a jack-o’-lantern. Scientists at NASA were the first to notice, and they couldn ...

A sunspot on the surface of our volatile star exploded yesterday, sending an extremely powerful solar flare flashing through space towards the Earth. The flare, which hit an X7.1-class in strength ...

The major X9.05 solar flare was fired from the sun and is expected to impact regions in Africa, the Atlantic Ocean and eastern South America. According to spaceflight meteorologist Nick Stewart ...

The Origin of the Sun's Magnetic Field Could Lie Close to Its Surface May 22, 2024 — Surprise findings suggest sunspots and solar flares could be generated by a magnetic field within the Sun's ...

(NEXSTAR) — The largest solar flare recorded since 2017 erupted Thursday morning, marking the latest episode in an active period for the sun. The scale ranges from B-class on the lowest end to C ...

A massive solar flare that was ejected from the sun on Tuesday could trigger auroras that are visible in parts of the United States. An X7.1 solar flare exploded from the sun at about 6 p.m. ET on ...

When that magnetic activity is released, it creates intense bursts of radiation resulting in solar flares – considered by NASA to be our solar system's largest explosive events. Solar flares ...

A massive solar flare, the strongest observed since 2017, has caused large eruptions that are expected to cast the Northern Lights over much of the northern and central United States, including ...