NASA captured an image of the sun emitting a powerful solar flare that could interfere with technology on Earth.

We're at the beginning od a serous cycle of solar flares; read on to learn more about how these forces affect us physically and energetically. Shutterstock The sun has really been showing off its ...

NASA has issued a major geostorm alert after detecting intense solar activity that could impact Earth’s satellites, ...

A solar flare on New Year's Eve, rated as an X-5, was the largest detected since the 2017 eclipse, when a X8.2 flare X8.2 flare occurred, according to NOAA.

At 12:02 p.m. Eastern time on Thursday, a massive X-class solar flare — the strongest kind — launched off the sun. It was the most intense of the sun’s current 11-year cycle, and the most ...

Three top-tier X-class solar flares launched off the sun between Wednesday and Thursday. The first two occurred seven hours apart, coming in at X1.9 and X1.6 magnitude respectively. The third, the ...

A blazing X2.7-class solar flare erupted from sunspot AR4087 early Tuesday, hurling a scorching wave of plasma and charged particles straight at Earth. NASA/SDO.

This flare was categorized as an X2.8 flare. The X indicates the class of flare, with X being the strongest and other less powerful classes being A, B, C, and M.The 2.8 number indicates the power ...

The latest flare, which is the largest of the current solar cycle, is the sun's most intense outburst since 2017. And an even more powerful explosion could be on the way.

Solar flares are measured on a scale of A, B, C, M and X, with each class being 10 times more powerful than the previous. The most powerful solar flare of this solar cycle—of which we are ...

Solar flares are classified based on their strength, much like earthquakes, according to NASA.The scale ranges from B-class on the lowest end to C-class, then M-class, and finally, X-class.