According to the monitoring data, following the flare, the level of impact of solar X-ray bursts on the Earth's ionosphere increased to the R1 (weak) level, on a five-point scale topping out at R5, or ...

Minor geomagnetic storms on January 24 and 25 may bring stunning Northern Lights as far south as New York and Idaho. Space ...

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

Sunspot AR3165 has erupted with several m-class solar flares in a span of a few hours. NASA Solar Dynamics Observatory captured the fireworks in several wavelengths. Credit: Space.com | footage ...

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

NASA has been tracking solar flare activity since the mid-1970s ... were right on the threshold between being rated X-class and M-class — the second-highest soflar flare category.

There were significantly more X-class solar flares in 2024 than ... threshold between being rated X-class and M-class — the second-highest soflar flare category. Carl Shneider, a space systems ...

and 15,668 flares in solar cycle 24 (SC24). Our findings show that the cycle 23 has observed the highest occurrences of M-class and X-class flares, whereas cycle 24 has pointed out a predominance of B ...

and 15,668 flares in solar cycle 24 (SC24). Our findings show that the cycle 23 has observed the highest occurrences of M-class and X-class flares, whereas cycle 24 has pointed out a predominance of B ...

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s Solar Ultraviolet Imager captured this image of a solar flare — seen as the bright flash on the left – on January 4, 2025. The image shows a ...

All of the activity sparks solar storms, specifically solar flares and coronal mass ejections (CMEs), which hurl plasma and magnetic material into space. When that material collides with Earth’s ...

Sunspots AR3664 and AR3663 have been erupting with X- and M-class solar flares. Both sunspots are Earth-facing and could potentially deliver a solar storm. NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory ...