Solar flares are classified based on their strength and fall into five designated categories: A, B, C, M and X. An X-class solar flare is the most intense type of solar flare and can produce as ...

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. The sun has once again unleashed a powerful solar flare, continuing its streak of intense ...

Scientists caught a massive and extremely powerful X-class solar flare being spat out from the sun on Friday (March 28), just before the stellar eruption triggered a radio blackout across two ...

Solar flares are bursts of radiation from the sun’s surface, sometimes followed by a bubble of magnetized plasma particles called a coronal mass ejection (CME). If they happen to spray out in ...

Even if the specific monthly peak of the cycle has passed, it doesn't mean solar activity is over. Strong solar activity ...

Auroras are possible over the U.S. tonight (March 25) as a "moderate" geomagnetic storm hits Earth. UPDATE: The Northern ...

There may be more northern lights – or aurora borealis – sightings this spring. As we near the spring equinox, also known as the vernal equinox, on March 20, the Earth's magnetic field and ...

The debate over Earth’s climate has often focused on global warming and the human activities that contribute to it. But some scientists have sparked discussions about whether the planet could be ...

A minor geomagnetic storm is forecast for Wednesday March 5. Chances remain strong for seeing the aurora borealis in the ...

Stunning imagery from outer space shows the power of the Sun, with a massive solar flare and coronal mass ejection erupting from the giant star’s surface, but space experts say there is no need ...

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Credit: NASA / SDO and the AIA, EVE, and HMI science teams, helioviewer.org The sun has once ...