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

On June 17, 2025, the Sun released a massive X1.2 solar flare that peaked at 5:49 p.m. ET, as confirmed by NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory. This event marks a significant moment in the ongoing solar ...

Pictures of the International Space Station as it passes in front of the Sun or Moon are a bit of a feather in the cap of ...

An astrophotographer has captured an extremely rare and "difficult" photo of a solar flare exploding from the sun at the ...

For decades, scientists have struggled to see the outermost layer of the Sun, called the corona, with enough detail to unlock ...

A US-based photographer has clicked jaw-dropping photographs of the International Space Station (ISS) passing in front of the ...

This may mean that the sun could be set for one such superflare any time soon, especially considering that the Carrington Event was 165 years ago—the most powerful flare we have on record—wasn ...

Our sun has officially hit its solar maximum, with increased rates of auroras and solar flares expected in the coming months, NASA has announced. The sun goes through 11-year cycles of activity ...

The sun has a bone to pick with Earth — and it's not done ... A fiery X2.7-class solar flare that erupted from sunspot AR4087 early Tuesday ... These storms have real-world consequences, ...

Still, solar flares are complex phenomena with real hazards for Earth, even this far away from the Sun. What Is a Solar Flare? A solar flare is a burst of radiation: photons of all wavelengths ...

NASA reported sunspot region 4114 unleashed a powerful X1.2-class solar flare on June 17, disrupting shortwave radio communication, especially over the Pacific, including Hawaii. Frequencies below ...