Solar flares are a fascinating thing and have a profound effect on what astronomers refer to as "space weather." These events vary with the sun's 11-year ... working on the moon and Mars and ...

"We've been able to show, for the very first time, that the sun's flare pulsations and Earth's atmosphere were pulsing in ...

New images that are the highest resolution ever taken of the surface of the sun and its corona are revealing details that ...

One of the best displays of the aurora so far in 2025 unfolded over the weekend with the celestial lights seen as far south ...

Scientists revealed that the sun recently launched a major X-class solar ... icy moon that may harbor life in history making 1.8 billion mile space trek So far, the sun's most powerful flare ...

In the span of two days last week, the sun released two strong solar flares — meaning the solar system experienced its most powerful explosions which can cause some communications blackouts on Earth, ...

Solar flares are intense bursts of radiation coming from the sun. They are the most powerful explosions in our solar system, according to NASA. The biggest solar flares are labeled as X-class flares.

You’re standing on the moon, gazing up at the Sun without ... The sky is a stark, black canvas dotted with stars; the Sun is an unfiltered beacon. Now, picture this surreal scene interrupted by a ...

The sun has fired off a massive X-class solar flare potentially sparking vibrant aurora displays over the weekend. The X-class flare is the most powerful type that the sun can fire off and ...

3 (UPI) --The sun ... show in the form of auroras over the next few days. Researchers said the "remarkable power" of the flare could be as impressive as the so-called "Great Halloween" solar ...

The sun put on quite the spooktacular show on Halloween, firing off an X2.0 solar flare. A giant white flare, like an X bursts from the center of a fiery surface, blazed with reds and oranges in a ...

(Partial solar eclipses occurs when the moon comes between the Earth and the sun to partially cover the sun, resulting in a crescent shape.) But people in 13 states – from West Virginia to Maine ...