A solar flare on New Year's Eve, rated as an X-5, was the largest detected since the 2017 eclipse, when a X8.2 flare X8.2 flare occurred, according to NOAA.

Watch a powerful X-class solar flare erupt from the sun's surface on July 13 and find out how it affected Earth. News. ... Southeast Asia, and Japan shortly after the eruption.

The sun has had an active few days, firing several powerful solar flares and (plumes of searing-hot solar material out into space. On Tuesday (May 13), a sunspot on the sun's surface named AR4086 ...

At 12:02 p.m. Eastern time on Thursday, a massive X-class solar flare — the strongest kind — launched off the sun. It was the most intense of the sun’s current 11-year cycle, and the most ...

The flare, originating from sunspot AR3738, occurred late Saturday night (July 13) at 10:34 p.m. EDT (0234 UT on July 14), and was captured in stunning detail by NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory.

Three solar flares occurred over a 24-hour period this week. While we may not see them with a naked eye, they can affect Earth. Here's how.

Our life-giving death star is experiencing its “solar maximum,” which sounds like the name of a Christian rock band and is defined as the peak activity period within the sun’s 11-… ...

After causing the dazzling waves of aurora borealis this weekend, our Sun isn’t done yet: The strongest solar flare of the current solar cycle occurred Tuesday afternoon, according to the ...

Why do solar flares occur? We'll visit some researchers in Japan that are working hard to understand their mechanism and predict future occurrences. #22 Solar Flares - BOSAI: Science that Can Save ...

A mid-level solar flare, an M7.9-class, that peaked at 4:16 a.m. EDT on June 25, 2015. NASA/SDO. ... lead author on the new study from Nagoya University in Japan, in a statement.

Watch a powerful X-class solar flare erupt from the sun's surface on July 13 and find out how it affected Earth. ... Southeast Asia, and Japan shortly after the eruption.