A new sunspot forming on the surface of the sun might be about to fling solar flares in our direction. The sunspot, named 3856, is facing Earth and has developed a volatile type of magnetic field ...

That complexity could mean bigger fireworks ahead. With the sunspot now rotating to face Earth, it could pose a threat for ...

The Earth's atmosphere is far more reactive to solar activity than scientists previously believed, with the new research showing it can pulse in near-synchronicity with the sun's powerful flares.

SDO has roughly two 'eclipse seasons' per year, and is currently in its 31st since the mission launched. It begain on July 10 ...

The X9.05 solar flare peaked at 8:10 a.m. EDT (1210 GMT), triggering shortwave radio blackouts over Africa and Europe, the sunlit portion of Earth at the time of eruption.

Solar flares, plasma energy and other types of space weather increase in tandem with the number of sunspots. The Earth’s atmosphere then endures bursts of energy and material from the sun's ...

After reaching solar maximum in Solar Cycle 25, the Sun continues producing multiple solar flares, with some Earth-directed components. Thankfully, those will arrive after Election Day.

Powerful solar flare may lead to auroras on Earth. By Clyde Hughes. The European Space Agency shows a golden aurora with a splash of red through the stars during the night of December 13, 2014.

X-class flares can exceed 9, with the largest-ever recorded being an X45 that occurred in 2003. Could a powerful solar flare wipe out life on Earth? Thursday’s flare was much smaller, reaching ...

Earth on the Lookout Here on Earth, the most visible effect of the flare was the aurora borealis -- the so-called Northern Lights, often seen over Alaska and Canada at night.

On Oct. 3, the sun released the most powerful solar flare this solar cycle, a colossal X9.05 eruption — and it's heading for Earth.