The sun is not a static, tranquil sphere of gas, but an active, turbulent star with magnetic fields that twist and snap in powerful eruptions. Among the most striking and energetic of these eruptions ...

The flare may have been accompanied by a plasma eruption aimed at Earth. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. The sun just gave us a ...

The giant solar explosions of energy and light aren't over yet. Officials said on Tuesday that the sun just emitted another major solar flare – and that it's the strongest one so far in the current ...

On Dec. 14, a 2.8 magnitude X-class flare exploded from the sun, triggering radio blackouts on Earth and unleashing a CME that could also hit our planet in the next few days. It is the most powerful ...

A powerful solar flare spat out from the sun sparked radio blackouts across South America and the mid-Atlantic Ocean on Saturday. The sunspot responsible for the "very strong" X4.5-class flare—named ...

Several media outlets have incorrectly claimed that explosive solar flares were spotted during the April 8 total solar eclipse. But there were no flares during totality, so what did people see? When ...

The M-class flare was accompanied by a coronal mass ejection currently forecast to land Earth with a glancing blow on June 18. An Earth-facing sunspot has turned into a prolific flare factory, firing ...