Sunspot AR3311 have been extremely active since its emergence in NASA Solar Dynamics views. Seven m-class flares can be seen ...

When sunspots erupt at nearly the same time, it could be something known as "sympathetic solar flares." A double eruption ...

Sunspot region 4114 has unleashed its most powerful solar flare yet — an X1.9 class that erupted late June 19, triggering ...

Sunspot region 4114 has fired off its strongest blast yet — an X1.2-class solar flare that erupted on June 17, triggering ...

But solar activity may not be the only reason the number of supercharged solar explosions skyrocketed last year, experts told Live Science. There were a total of 54 X-class flares in 2024 ...

Within each class is a number scale, 1 to 9, to determine its exact impact. But X-class flares can go higher than 9, as in 2003, when a flare was so strong that it overloaded measuring sensors ...

A massive, hyperactive sunspot has just unleashed its third X-class solar flare — the most powerful type of solar explosion — in less than 24 hours. The latest flare, which is the largest of ...

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 ...

The solar flare recorded on the Sun was rated as "X1.08," meaning it ranks at the weaker end of the strongest flares that the sun produces. X-class flares only occur around 10 times each year .

Stock image of an artist's illustration of a solar flare. There is a 25 percent chance of X-class solar flares between November 13 and 15, according to forecasters.

Solar flares are classified by size into different classes, with X-class flares being the most powerful. M-class flares are 10 times less powerful than X-class, followed by C-class flares, which ...

A blazing X2.7-class solar flare erupted from sunspot AR4087 early Tuesday, hurling a scorching wave of plasma and charged particles straight at Earth. NASA/SDO.