On Oct. 3, the sun released the most powerful solar flare this solar cycle, a colossal X9.05 eruption — and it's heading for Earth.

An M5.6 solar flare erupted from sunspot AR4046 on April 1 — now in Earth's strike zone. Could it trigger a geomagnetic storm and northern lights?

The Sun has started spooky season with a bang, letting loose on October 1 with a colossal flare and coronal mass ejection headed right for Earth. The flare clocked in at X7.1 – the second most ...

The sun has unleashed the most powerful solar flare since 2017, just days after it spat out another monster explosion. Both outbursts have launched solar storms that will likely hit Earth this ...

May marked the peak of the sun's 11-year-long solar cycle so far, which could mean more northern lights visible in the U.S.

The sun spit out the largest solar flare in more than a decade on Tuesday, though after a week of being pummeled by plasma, the Earth could be in the clear this time.

A 'rule-breaking' sunspot has fired off an extremely powerful X-class solar flare, launching a CME toward Earth that could bring vibrant weekend auroras.

Sun shoots out biggest solar flare in nearly a decade, but Earth should be safe this time The sun isn’t done yet By MARCIA DUNN The Associated Press, Updated May 14, 2024, 8:28 p.m.

The sun emitted a solar flare this week that was strong enough to cause radio blackouts on Earth — and it reportedly did. NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory captured an image of the event, which ...