The flare had a magnitude of at least X9, making it the most powerful solar eruption of the current solar cycle — surpassing a monster X8.7 magnitude blast in May.

The sun has just unleashed its most powerful solar flare this cycle, a colossal X-class eruption. The X9.05 solar flare peaked at 8:10 a.m. EDT (1210 GMT), triggering shortwave radio blackouts ...

Fortnite Flare Guns are back, and this time they're launching fireworks to celebrate the 7th anniversary of the battle royale. They also have a more useful function beyond brightening up the skies ...

Aug. 5, 2024 — A groundbreaking study has revealed that red dwarf stars can produce stellar flares that carry far-ultraviolet (far-UV) radiation levels much higher than previously ...

Some lucky stargazers in the U.S. may glimpse the aurora borealis after the sun unleashed the second-largest solar flare in seven years on Tuesday. This meteorological fireworks — caused by an i ...

Japan said its warplanes used flares to warn a Russian reconnaissance aircraft to leave northern Japanese airspace on Monday. Japanese Defense Minister Minoru Kihara told reporters that the ...

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 ...

Fighting between Israel and Hezbollah intensified this week as Lebanon experienced its single deadliest day in decades, escalating a conflict that has been brewing with the Lebanese militant group ...

Tokyo, Japan (AP) — Japan said its warplanes used flares to warn a Russian reconnaissance aircraft to leave northern Japanese airspace on Monday. Japanese Defense Minister Minoru Kihara told ...

4 (UPI) --Sky watchers across North America are anxiously anticipating what could be the most intense display of aurora borealis in decades this weekend in the wake of two major solar flares.

The Line fire, which has burned since Sept. 5, forced another evacuation order this weekend. By Victor Mather A wildfire that has been burning in Southern California for nearly a month flared up ...