NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory captured sunspot AR3386 blast a long-duration X1.6-class solar flare and X1 flare. See time ...

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

Images captured by NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory have revealed that "coronal loops" give off subtle flashes of ...

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 ...

NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory captured an X1.1-class solar flare in multiple wavelengths. See time-lapse footage of the ...

The event, described by scientists as "very rare, beautiful, and even a bit strange," involved a cold prominence rich in ...

The sun started 2025 with a bang as it fired off a powerful solar flare this morning. The X-class solar flare peaked at an X1.2 at 6:40 a.m. EST (1140 GMT) on Friday (Jan. 3), releasing a blast of ...

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 ...

EST (0315 GMT on Dec. 26). Solar flares are ranked and categorized by their power on a 4-level classification scale, with M-class the second strongest to the beastly X-class at the top.

The center said this activity was M-class, or medium level. A strong X-class solar flare is seen on Friday morning bursting out of the sun’s upper left quadrant. The flare was captured by NOAA ...

Solar activity is reckoned to be at a 23-year high. As if on cue, X-class solar flares on the sun — which are often followed by CMEs — occurred again on Friday, Jan. 3 and Saturday ...