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 ...

A solar flare erupted from a sunspot Tuesday night and is now considered the second strongest of the current solar cycle.

NASA explain: "Solar flares are powerful bursts of radiation. Harmful radiation from a flare cannot pass through Earth’s ...

Authorities predict that states as far south as Oregon and Illinois will be able to see auroras between now and Oct. 6 ...

The X9.0 flare takes the crown from the previous strongest flare of Solar Cycle 25, which was an X8.7 flare on May 14.

This photo provided by NASA, taken by the Solar Dynamics Observatory, shows a solar flare, the bright flash in the center of ...

The Sun unleashed a powerful X9.0 solar flare, the most intense in over 7 years. On October 3, 2024, the Sun emitted an ...

A powerful solar flare was released by the sun last Thursday, producing conditions that allowed many people to witness the ...

The X7.1-class flare is the second-most powerful this solar cycle—and an associated eruption could cause aurora in the coming days.

While the Sun frequently produces these bursts of energy, flares of this magnitude are uncommon. NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory captured this image of an X9.0 solar flare – as seen in the ...

The blast was only bested by an X8.7 flare on May 14. NASA Solar Dynamics Observatory, which watches the Sun constantly, captured an image of the event. On X, the space agency likened the shape of ...

Aurora watchers could be in for a treat after the Sun blasted off a huge X-class flare this week. A sunspot region unleashed an X-class solar flare on Thursday (3 Oct), which are the most powerful.