The flare, detected by the Solar and Heliospheric Observatory (SOHO) satellite, surpassed the power of the one on March 6, 1989, which played a role in disrupting power grids in Canada. How long ...

The SOHO spacecraft captured amazing imagery of Comet C/2023 A3 (Tsuchinshan-ATLAS) zooming near the sun as the star unleashed a powerful X flare.

The third most powerful solar X-ray flare on record, a remarkable X17.2 category explosion, erupted from sunspot 10486 on Tuesday, 28 October 2003. This is the second largest X-ray flare ever seen ...

At 12:02 p.m. Eastern time on Thursday, a massive X-class solar flare — the strongest kind — launched off the sun. It was the most intense of the sun’s current 11-year cycle, and the most ...

Strongest solar flare of 2025 erupts from sun, sparking radio blackouts across Europe, Asia and the Middle East (video) Watch the sun unleash 600,000-mile-long eruption in fiery outburst (video) ...

The sun produced a strong solar flare on Sunday that potentially caused radio blackouts. UW-Madison CIMSS/NOAA Sunspots seen in the 3599 region of the sun in an image taken on March 10, 2024. NASA ...

So, while observing a solar flare from the Moon would be an awe-inspiring experience, the hardware on your space suit, and even the cells in your body, will likely have a rough ride. While our home ...

The solar flare recorded on Thursday was rated as "X1.2" on the scale, meaning it ranks among the most powerful flares that the sun produces, albeit at the weaker end of the strongest class.

Solar and Heliospheric Observatory (SOHO) images of the butterfly-shaped wings of the CME emerging from the sun on March 9. This CME will not hit Earth, but may collide with Mercury.

The SOHO spacecraft captured amazing imagery of Comet C/2023 A3 (Tsuchinshan-ATLAS) zooming near the sun as the star unleashed a powerful X flare.