There were significantly more X-class solar flares in 2024 than any other year for at least three decades. The arrival of ...

According to National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration forecasts, there is an 80 percent chance of the sunspot ...

Solar flares are giant explosions that occur in a localized regions of the sun's atmosphere, typically originating from sunspots.

Aurora chasers are on high alert for minor geomagnetic storm conditions from Jan. 24 through to Jan. 25. Northern lights ...

New study reveals the potential for advance warning of powerful solar flares from the Sun, providing crucial hours to protect ...

EST (0315 GMT on Dec. 26). Solar flares are ranked and categorized by their power on a 4-level classification scale, with M-class the second strongest to the beastly X-class at the top.

This storm is caused by a powerful solar flare The sun has been especially active over the last 48 hours. It's released many M-class solar flares as well as an X-class flare — the most powerful ...

Solar flares are classified on a 4-class scale ... followed by the second most powerful, M-class flares, and then by C-class and the bottom class, B. Each letter that represents the class also ...