An Earth-facing sunspot has turned into a prolific flare factory, firing off multiple powerful M-class solar flares in less than 24 hours, along with several minor C-class eruptions.

A solar flare is a big explosion in the Sun's atmosphere that can release as much as 6 × 1025 joules of energy. The term is also used to refer to similar phenomena in other stars, where the more ...

A NASA telescope has captured the biggest solar flare in years, which temporarily knocked out radio communication on Earth. The sun spit out the huge flare along with a massive radio burst on ...

Scientists have identified a new source of energetic particles near the Sun. These definitive observations were made by instruments aboard NASA's Parker Solar Probe, which detected the powerful ...

Space. X1.9 Solar Flare - Hyperactive Sunspot Eruption Seen By Spacecraft. Posted: June 7, 2025 | Last updated: June 9, 2025. Sunspot AR3184 erupted with an X1.9-class solar flare.

Keahi Pelkum Donahue, who graduated over the weekend from Nederland Middle Senior High School, was named one of the top 300 scholars in the 2025 Regeneron Science Talent Search.

A November 6 solar flare hit X2.3-class in strength, causing Atlantic radio blackouts, with more potentially on the way if further solar flares are released. By Jess Thomson On 11/6/24 at 1:32 PM EST.

A massive M8.2 solar flare that erupted early on Saturday, one of the largest this year, created ­astronomical light shows in ­Tasmania, Victoria, NSW, South Australia and parts of Western ...

The Daniel K. Inouye Solar Telescope captured the sharpest-ever images of the sun’s surface, revealing ultra-fine bright and dark stripes called striations that are caused by powerful magnetic ...

New SpaceX Dragon arrives at the ISS with science, solar arrays and Thanksgiving treats BY Will Robinson-Smith Brevard County UPDATED 1:02 PM ET Nov. 27, 2022 PUBLISHED 11:11 AM ET Nov. 27, 2022 ...

Astronomers have revealed new research showing that millions of new solar system objects are likely to be detected by a brand-new facility, which is expected to come online later this year.