"Some of the extreme ultraviolet light above active regions flickers erratically for a few hours before a solar flare," ...

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

Solar storms pose a rising threat to power grids, satellites, and communications. Experts call for urgent preventive measures ...

Flickering coronal loops in the Sun's outer atmosphere could act as an early warning system for solar flares, according to ...

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

which recently erupted in eight solar flares on December 14. Those flurries caused a massive blackout of radio signals over the Atlantic Ocean, which we could see again depending on how long the ...

On March 10, 1989, a huge solar flare caused a storm that surged the Quebec power grid, which was out of commission for eight long hours on a weekday morning, affecting about 6 million people.

Solar flares are powerful bursts of radiation from the sun that can have significant effects on space weather, impacting satellite operations, communication systems, and even power grids on Earth.

Aug. 5, 2024 — A groundbreaking study has revealed that red dwarf stars can produce stellar flares ... is massive enough that gravity has forced it into a ... June 25, 2024 — Solar physicists ...

An image of the sun produced by NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory, capturing a solar flare from the sun's western limb on Sept. 12, 2024. | Credit: NASA/SDO Shining loops of plasma on the surface ...

Solar flares are violent outbursts of electromagnetic radiation that shoot from the sun when invisible magnetic field lines at the sun's surface get twisted up until they eventually snap. These ...