Social media was shocked at the sight of a red triangle around the moon during totality last Monday, with even mainstream media outlets reporting that a "solar flare" was seen. Over 40 million ...

There were significantly more X-class solar flares in 2024 than any other year ... which some researchers have dubbed the "battle zone." "I think the record will continue to grow [over the next ...

The reason that the battle zone is potentially more dangerous than solar maximum is twofold: First, the number of solar flares erupting from the sun remains high for several years after solar ...

As a result, the space agency says that solar flares will increase over the next few years. And that it could cause some problems for Earth throughout 2025. Of course, it isn’t all that ...

As the sun geared up to spit a powerful solar flare into space, NASA scientists snapped huge loops of plasma leaping from the sun's surface. These spectacular solar structures, known as coronal ...

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 mission over the last three years. See and hear for yourself how the ...

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 ...

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 ...