The sun released three X-class solar flares on Sunday evening, with the largest being an X8.1 flare, the third largest of ...

During a close approach to the Sun, the European Space Agency’s Solar Orbiter watched that tipping point unfold in unusually ...

In an exciting development for solar activity enthusiasts and researchers alike, Region 4366 has once again made headlines by producing a significant X8.1 (R3) flare at 6:57 PM ET. This powerful solar ...

Just as avalanches on snowy mountains start with the movement of a small quantity of snow, the ESA-led Solar Orbiter ...

The planet is experiencing the most powerful solar event since 2003—and it's bringing spectacular Northern Lights.

A short-lived X8.1 solar flare erupted between 1 and 2 February, 2025. This is the strongest solar flare since May 2024.

"This is one of the most exciting results from Solar Orbiter so far." ...

Colorful auroras could dazzle skywatchers again on Monday night amid a severe geomagnetic storm and what the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration said was the largest solar radiation storm ...

Solar Orbiter has captured the clearest evidence yet that a solar flare grows through a cascading “magnetic avalanche.” Small, weak magnetic disturbances rapidly multiplied, triggering stronger and ...

Scientists watched a solar flare grow from tiny magnetic sparks into a violent plasma-raining avalanche on the Sun.

A powerful flare unleashed a severe solar storm that caused auroras and GPS disruptions on Earth.

Solar flares are powerful bursts of radiation. A SWPC report added that the storm calmed and reached G4 status again on ...