There were significantly more X-class solar flares in 2024 than any other year for at least three decades. The arrival of solar maximum was a key reason for the spike, but other factors were also at ...

Flickering coronal "loops" on the Sun are warning signs of a coming solar eruption, paving the way for better space weather ...

Researchers have made a potentially crucial breakthrough in solar science that could help predict solar flares with greater ...

The northern lights are best seen between 10 p.m. and 2 a.m. local time while at a high vantage point away from light ...

Aurora chasers are on high alert for minor geomagnetic storm conditions from Jan. 24 through to Jan. 25. Northern lights might be visible over some northern and upper Midwest states.

Scientists have long struggled to accurately predict solar flares, but a recent breakthrough using NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory has uncovered a promising new sign: flickering coronal loops. These ...

If you buy through a BGR link, we may earn an affiliate commission, helping support our expert product labs. NASA says that Solar Cycle 25 is already exceeding predictions. As a result, the space ...

It’s notoriously difficult to predict when the sun will belch out a large solar flare — an explosive burst of radiation that ...

The Sun's magnetic fields are dynamic and complex, influencing phenomena such as solar flares and coronal mass ejections (CMEs). These eruptions can release vast amounts of energy and charged ...

The colorful northern lights may reveal themselves to a wide swath of Americans Friday night due to an impending solar storm forecast to reach Earth.

Aug. 5, 2024 — A groundbreaking study has revealed that red dwarf stars can produce stellar flares that carry far ... of exactly when a violent solar eruption may hit Earth.

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric... On October 3, the sun emitted its most powerful solar flare of the current cycle, an X9.05 eruption. This flare, originating from the sunspot group AR3842 ...