The sun started 2025 with a bang as it fired off a powerful solar flare this morning.

A powerful X1.8 solar flare erupted on January 4, 2025, and was recorded at its peak—7:48 a.m. ET—by NOAA’s Solar Ultraviolet ...

In the final hours of Christmas Day, the sun fired off four solar flares within less than three hours.

Sunspot AR3311 have been extremely active since its emergence in NASA Solar Dynamics views. Seven m-class flares can be seen in this time-lapsed footage. Credit: NASA/SDO/Helio Viewer ...

NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory captured sunspot AR3386 blast a long-duration X1.6-class solar flare. See at time-lapse of the flare in multiple wavelengths. Credit Space.com | footage courtesy: NAS ...

On January 3, the Sun unleashed a powerful X1.2 solar flare, the first one in 2025, causing radio blackouts in parts of South ...

Solar flares are closely related to another solar ... as our equipment became sensitive enough to detect them. M-class flares are medium-sized, capable of causing minor radiation storms.

An X-class solar flare erupted on December 29, 2023, sending a burst of solar energy toward Earth that may enhance auroras ...

It's been a busy year on the sun, as it officially entered the peak of its roughly 11-year cycle of activity, known as solar ...

The northern lights could once again grace US skies over the coming days. A minor geomagnetic storm is projected to impact ...

The highest-class solar flare, this year’s first, occurred on Friday, the Moscow-based Institute of Applied Geophysics ...