Watch footage of the Sun unleashing an X1.2-class solar flare. NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory captured the fireworks in multiple wavelengths. Footage courtesy: NASA / SDO and the AIA, EVE, and HMI ...

The sun also produces the flares and the coronal mass ejections that trigger geomagnetic storms and thus auroras here on Earth. So far this year, May has been the busiest month in the sun's Solar ...

NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory captured sunspot AR3386 blast a long-duration X1.6-class solar flare and X1 flare. See time-lapses of the flares in multiple wavelengths. Credit Space.com | footage c ...

Solar flares measured around X1 — like the May 13 and 14 events — indicate strong flare intensity. An X10 flare is described as as a severe event, according to NOAA.

An X1.1-class solar flare erupts from the sun on Feb. 11, 2023 in this still image from a video captured by NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory. The satellite observes the sun 24/7 for space weather ...

The first large flare of the current solar cycle has erupted from the sun. The solar flare happened at sunspot AR2838 at 10:29 a.m. ET on July 3, according to the US Space Weather Prediction Center .

Solar flares decrease as the sun nears solar minimum. So, throughout the 11-year solar cycle, flares may occur several times a day or only a few times per month, according to NASA.

The best solar flares of the past five years 04:41. The sun emitted a solar flare this week that was strong enough to cause radio blackouts on Earth — and it reportedly did.

A major solar flare erupted from the sun on Thursday (Oct. 28) in one of the strongest storms of our star's current weather cycle. The sun fired off an X1-class solar flare, its most powerful kind ...

NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory captured this image of a solar flare — seen as the bright flash near the center — on Nov. 6, 2024 (NASA/SDO) The Sun has unleashed a powerful solar flare ...

The sun just spat out the strongest solar flares of 2025 — and more could be headed toward Earth. A mysterious, 100-year solar cycle may have just restarted.

Solar activity is ramping up as the sun approaches its solar maximum. This is normal, but means more bursts of activity such as solar flares and coronal mass ejections. Here's what to know.