Emily Mason, a heliophysicist at San Diego-based research firm Predictive Science, and her colleagues observed coronal loops ...

The active regions of the Sun are the site of powerful radiation emissions, called flares, which are among the most energetic phenomena in our solar system. A subcategory stands out because a ...

The sun ended the weekend with a bang as a sunspot rotating out of our view erupted with a powerful solar flare on Sunday afternoon. At 2:27 p.m. EST (1927 GMT) on Sunday, (Feb. 24), a X2.0 solar ...

The sun unleashed a strong X2 solar flare on Sunday; the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration released an alert stating radio blackouts can occur, indicating a slight chance for ...

The strong “X2.0-class” flare erupted from the Sun at about 7.30 pm GMT from a sunspot rotating out of view from the Earth, the agency said. Solar flares are ranked on a four-class scale ...

Such superflares release more energy than a trillion hydrogen bombs and make all previously recorded solar flares pale in ... Oct. 15, 2024 — Experts have announced that the Sun has reached its ...

For decades, scientists have tried in vain to accurately predict solar flares—intense bursts of light on the sun that can send a flurry of charged particles into the solar system. Now ...

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Sky watchers are in for a treat with 2025's first solar eclipse occurring on March 29. Visible in Asia, Africa, Europe, and the Americas, this celestial event will not be seen in India.

3D observations of the sun's corona and how it drives space weather phenomena including solar flares and coronal mass ejections that can disrupt satellites, power grids, and communications on Earth.

The sun also produces powerful solar flares and coronal mass ejections that trigger geomagnetic storms, which lead to northern lights here on Earth. This year's solar maximum is expected to be ...