Just another manic sun-day. A solar explosion that occurred Sunday could graze Earth Thursday, potentially disrupting our planet’s magnetic field. “A slow-moving CME [or coronal mass ejection ...

A recent solar explosion that almost reached "X-class" status has hurled a massive coronal mass ejection toward Earth, which will likely hit our planet and trigger a geomagnetic storm on Dec. 1.

A unique solar explosion has scientists stunned and excited. By Mike Wehner. Published Jun 9th, 2021 2:07PM EDT. Image: Solar Orbiter/EUI Team (ESA & NASA); CSL, IAS, MPS, PMOD/WRC, ROB, UCL/MSSL.

Using the world's largest solar telescope, a team of scientists has captured one of the most detailed views ever of a microflare—a small yet powerful solar explosion. The images are helping scientists ...

At least that's what experts say after recording an explosion in the extreme southwest of the Sun. On Tuesday, the sunspot AR3363 produced a solar flare as indicated by SpaceWeather.

Stock image of a solar flare. A solar explosion triggered a radio blackout over the North Pole this week. ISTOCK / GETTY IMAGES PLUS. PCA events can last from several hours to a few days ...

Solar explosion tracked all the way from the Sun to Earth. ScienceDaily. Retrieved April 10, 2025 from www.sciencedaily.com / releases / 2010 / 04 / 100413202852.htm. Royal Astronomical Society (RAS).

The explosion, which occurred in March 2016, contained elements of three different types of solar eruptions that usually occur separately – making it the first time such an event has been ...

A powerful solar flare, hurled into space when superhot gases erupted on the sun Sunday, might cause a display of the aurora borealis for parts of the northern United States overnight Monday night.

A huge solar eruption that occurred right after a comet plunged into the sun was likely a coincidence, experts say. IE 11 is not supported. For an optimal experience visit our site on another browser.

The solar explosion was measured as an M4.4 flare. Solar flares are categorized as small C-class flares, medium-sized M flares and major X-class flares. Each class also has subcategories from 1 to ...