The largest flare of this solar cycle has erupted from the sun, and it could lead to radio blackouts on parts of Earth. ‘Not done yet!’ the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration ...

A strong solar storm is headed to Earth and this could cause colorful aurora displays in parts of the United States ...

A powerful geomagnetic storm aimed at Earth could disrupt technology and bring a stunning celestial show as far south as ...

The latest flare is an X1.1 flare – marking a rare and powerful kind of blast. X is the most powerful class of solar flare. The number following it represents the strength, however, and 1.1 is ...

But the sun has been stirring lately. The most powerful solar flare of 2013 erupted from Earth's closest star last week. Although it was only an M-class flare — which are considerably weaker ...

Solar flares are classified based on their strength and fall into five designated categories: A, B, C, M and X. An X-class ...

Solar flares release powerful bursts of electromagnetic ... while X-class flares are the strongest, capable of disrupting satellites and causing radio blackouts. Breaking space news, the latest ...

Some of the strongest solar flares in decades have been observed over the past year, including an X9.0-level flare in October, which caused northern lights to be visible as south as Florida.

Among the strongest flares was the X9.0 recorded on Octob... NASA's Parker Solar Probe is set for a record-breaking approach to the sun on December 24, travelling at 430,000 mph and reaching ...

A powerful X1.1-class solar flare causes radio blackouts across the Americas. It was followed by a coronal mass ejection.