Northern lights occur when a solar flare interacts with Earth's atmosphere.

A rapidly growing sunspot has fired off at least 18 M-class and three X-class flares in just 24 hours, including an intense X8.3 eruption.

Solar flares are sudden releases of energy from the Sun’s surface. Scientists categorise them based on strength, beginning ...

The Sun is angry again, unleashing a series of powerful solar flares that have triggered warnings from space agencies across ...

The sunspot region 4366 fired off dozens of powerful solar flares in 24 hours, including the single strongest flare since 2024. Auroras are possible later this week.

In a dramatic escalation of solar activity, the sun has unleashed an X8.3 flare — 2026’s strongest yet — causing radio ...

The flares are coming from a solar region that was created in late January.

The Sun has been emitting powerful solar flares since 1. The star on Wednesday released a powerful explosion that peaked at 5:43 pm, briefly disrupting radio signals in parts of Africa and Europe.

Solar observers are currently focusing on a rapidly evolving sunspot that has just turned toward Earth, revealing an unusually unstable magnetic structure. Ongoing observations indicate that this ...

NASA Solar Dynamics Observatory captured a M7.9-class solar flare. See footage of the blast in multiple wavelengths. Credit: ...

The sun may be coming out of its slumber at long last. On Friday morning (May 29), our star fired off its strongest flare since October 2017, an eruption spotted by NASA's sun-watching Solar Dynamics ...