A strong X-class solar flare that erupted on June 30, 2026, sent a coronal mass ejection hurtling toward Earth, and the ...

A powerful X9-class solar flare has offered scientists one of the clearest glimpses yet into the moments leading up to an extreme solar eruption, as reported through research discussed in Solar ...

Three solar flares burst from the sun this week, raising the chances of seeing the northern lights for people across the United States.

Stars like our sun may eject extremely violent flares about once per century, which is “surprisingly” often, scientists say in a new study. “We were very surprised that sun-like stars are prone to ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Add solar superflares to the list of natural disasters of concern. Superflares are extremely strong solar flares – explosions with ...

Research by university scientists suggests that solar flares may be far hotter than previously believed, offering new insights into the Sun’s behavior. The findings, recently published in the ...

The northern lights could mean lights out for the infrastructure we rely on.

New Delhi, Jul 3 (PTI) India’s first space-based mission to observe the Sun, Aditya-L1, has observed “iron fluorescence” on the Sun during massive solar flares, according to a new study.The iron ...

Flickering coronal loops in the Sun's outer atmosphere could act as an early warning system for solar flares, according to new research. Reading time 2 minutes Intense solar flares—sudden bursts of ...

New research from the University of St Andrews has proposed that particles in solar flares are 6.5 times hotter than previously thought. The research provides an unexpected solution to a 50-year-old ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. David Bressan is a geologist who covers curiosities about Earth. Scientists have discovered a massive spike in radiocarbon levels ...