That complexity could mean bigger fireworks ahead. With the sunspot now rotating to face Earth, it could pose a threat for stronger space weather events in the coming days. M-class flares, like those ...

Watch the sun erupt with an X2.7-class flare on May 14, causing radio blackouts across Europe and Asia. More solar activity could be on the way.

The culprit? A fiery X2.7-class solar flare that erupted from sunspot AR4087 early Tuesday morning ... Asia, and the Middle East into radio silence. juliars – stock.adobe.com.

Europe, Asia and the Middle East experienced radio blackouts during the May 14 event, according to Space.com. ... A solar flare is a burst of radiation on the sun, according to NASA.

Stock image of a solar flare (main) and NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory image of the X3.3-class flare (inset). This flare triggered radio blackouts across the Asia-Pacific region.

Thousands of solar tornadoes swirl above the sun’s surface at any given moment. These remarkable photos give us a glimpse at these stunning cosmic phenomena.

Classified as an X2.7 solar flare, the event caused radio blackouts across Europe and Asia, with the Middle East seeing the highest concentration of blackouts, according to the National Oceanic ...

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.

A high-powered solar flare erupted from the sun last week, causing a major radio blackout in Europe and Asia. The eruption happened at 3:25 a.m., meaning that the sun wasn't in the Texas sky at ...

An X-flare erupted from the sun at 10:33 p.m. EDT on July 28 (0233 GMT July 29). Watch the action unfold here.

The sun roared to life early Tuesday (May 14), unleashing a powerful X-class solar flare from a newly emerging sunspot region AR4087. The eruption peaked at 4:25 a.m. EDT (0825 GMT), triggering ...