NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory captured sunspot AR3386 blast a long-duration X1.6-class solar flare and X1 flare. See time ...

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

Solar flares, blasts of plasma gasses of solar energy might shape the short-term weather on distant planets according to a new study.

The latest solar flare follows an M-class one, the second-highest on the scale, that occurred days earlier on June 15. It caused a shortwave radio blackout across North America, with a loss of signal ...

Solar activity is forecasted to have a chance of minor to moderate soalr flares through Thursday July 24 with a slight chance ...

Solar flares are dangerous and can cause a ton of disruption here on Earth – from radio blackouts to more severe issues with GPS navigation systems and other important communication technology.

X flares are the strongest solar flare class.Today's first X blast, which launched from a sunspot called AR3767, reached its peak around 9:40 a.m. EDT (1340 GMT), clocking in at X1.7 on solar ...

Solar flares are a fascinating thing and have a profound effect on what astronomers refer to as "space weather." These events vary with the sun's 11-year solar cycle, releasing immense amounts of ...