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

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

Solar flares are classified on a 4-class scale ... M-class flares, and then by C-class and the bottom class, B. Each letter that represents the class also is accompanied by a number, which ...

Related: X-class solar flares hit a new record in 2024 and could spike further this year — but the sun isn't entirely to blame, experts say The researchers noted that this flickering could ...

Solar flares occur when the sun's intense magnetic ... stronger than an M-class flare and 100 times more intense than a C-class flare. "A flurry of activity occurred the weekend of 28–29 ...

An X-class solar flare erupted on December 29, 2023, sending a burst of solar energy toward Earth that may enhance auroras just in time for New Year celebrations. The flare, classified as X1.1 ...

The sun's most active phase, solar maximum, kicked off in 2024, allowing an unusually high number of powerful X-class flares to explode from our home star. | Credit: NASA/SDO/AIA/LMSAL The number ...