In the final hours of Christmas Day, the sun fired off four solar flares within less than three hours.

At the start of this new year, we look back at close-up pictures and solar flare data recorded by the ESA-led Solar Orbiter ...

A powerful X1.8 solar flare erupted on January 4, 2025, and was recorded at its peak—7:48 a.m. ET—by NOAA’s Solar Ultraviolet ...

The development of sustainable energy sources that can satisfy the world energy demand is one of the most challenging ...

As scientists continue to monitor the sun with missions like the ESA’s Solar Orbiter, they remain prepared for both the ...

The Sun has unleashed a set of powerful solar flare that could cause communication disruptions – and allow people to see the ...

The huge solar flare may be the last big explosion from the sun this year. The sun is not quite done with 2024.

The sun is bidding farewell to 2024 with a bang—or rather several bangs. Our star produced three powerful flares on December ...

A erupted with M1 and M6 class solar flares. Watch the fireworks in these views from NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory. Credit: NASA/SDO/Helio Viewer| edited by Space.com's Steve Spaleta Music: My Hal ...

In 2024, the sun launched over 50 X-class solar flares — the most powerful type of solar flare — at Earth. The video above shows observations from NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory Atmospheric ...

The UK could face communications chaos affecting radio and electrics from powerful solar flares which have been released by ...

MacPhail’s interest in the night sky began when he heard President John F. Kennedy’s speech in 1962 that the United States would land a man on the moon before the end of the decade. MacPhail’s parents ...