Solar flares are classified based on their strength and fall into five designated categories: A, B, C, M and X. An X-class solar flare is the most intense type of solar flare and can produce as ...

A partial solar eclipse is coming up at the end of the month, according to Space.com, and you still be able to see it in Rhode Island. This time, only "44,800 (people) will see a 90% or deeper ...

Heads up aurora chasers ... from a powerful solar blast on March 1 is racing toward Earth, with the potential to spark a ...

Scientists predict that solar and geomagnetic storms during the current solar maximum period will continue to lead to more opportunities to view the auroras and potential technology impacts.

In simple terms, this storm is a disturbance of Earth's upper atmosphere. It is caused in part by solar flares, which NASA describes "an intense burst of radiation coming from the release of ...

The planet is "at a point in its orbit when it's closest to the Sun, which heats up the atmosphere." That proximity can "cause billowing dust storms to blanket the surface." This year's solar ...

A partial solar eclipse is coming up at the end of the month, according to Space.com, and you still be able to see it in Massachusetts. This time, only "44,800 (people) will see a 90% or deeper ...