Astronomers recently detected a massive explosion on the far side of the sun, which may have spat out one of the most powerful flares the sun can produce. When you purchase through links on our site, ...

NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory captured these images of the solar flares—as seen in the bright flashes in the upper right—on May 5 and May 6, 2024. The image shows a subset of extreme ultraviolet ...

An X-class flare, the most powerful type of solar flare, erupted from the sun on Feb. 9, 2024. Lucky for us, Earth wasn't in the direct firing line. When you purchase through links on our site, we may ...

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. The sun erupted with a surprise solar flare on Saturday (July 3), the largest since 2017, in an ...

Auroras are unlikely this time around as the event took place on the limb of the sun. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. The active ...

The sun blasted Earth with a powerful X-class solar flare on Tuesday, causing radio blackouts. Three more moderate solar flares followed, and we could see more eruptions in the coming days. The sun ...