Latest about solar flares
Mini sun with simulated gravity could help prepare us for deadly solar storms
The tiny sun used sound waves to simulate the sun's swirling mass of plasma
Incredible time-lapse photo captures the sun during an 8-year sunspot peak
A new time-lapse image shows two major sunspot groups moving across the surface of the sun in December 2022, when the number of solar splotches also skyrocketed to an eight-year high.
Unexpected solar flare smashes into Earth, causing radio blackouts in Australia and New Zealand
The flare was accompanied by a coronal mass ejection that missed Earth
Gigantic radiation storms have been pummeling Earth for at least 10,000 years and could strike again, tree ring analysis reveals
One of the events was 80 times more powerful than the strongest solar flare ever recorded.
What are solar flares?
High-energy eruptions of radiation from the sun's atmosphere can sometimes launch blobs of plasma toward Earth.
Surprise solar storm bashes Earth, with a second wave predicted for Monday
NOAA reported that a "moderate" solar storm struck Earth over the weekend, and another once could hit today.
Mixed-up sunspot emits powerful solar flare
A mixed-up region of sunspots pointed almost directly at Earth just emitted a major solar flare, which could cause havoc with power grids and communication networks.
Huge solar flare captured in stunning NASA image as it fires off from the sun
A powerful solar flare just erupted from the surface of the sun — and NASA captured stunning footage of it.
