There is a chance of powerful X-class solar flares that are capable of causing radio blackouts over the next three days, according to forecasters. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric ...

But solar activity may not be the only reason the number of supercharged solar explosions skyrocketed last year, experts told Live Science. There were a total of 54 X-class flares in 2024 ...

Sunspot region 4114 has unleashed its most powerful solar flare yet — an X1.9 class that erupted late June 19, triggering ...

The M-class flare was accompanied by a coronal mass ejection currently forecast to land Earth with a glancing blow on June 18 ...

The sun blasted Earth with a powerful X-class solar flare on Tuesday, causing radio blackouts.; Three more moderate solar flares followed, and we could see more eruptions in the coming days. The ...

The solar flare recorded on the Sun was rated as "X1.08," meaning it ranks at the weaker end of the strongest flares that the sun produces. X-class flares only occur around 10 times each year .

Solar flares are classified on a scale of A, B, C, M, and X. Each class is 10 times more powerful than the last, with X-class flares being the most powerful and least frequent. Advertisement ...

The sun unleashed a massive X-class solar flare -- the most powerful it can generate -- on Tuesday evening that has the potential to pummel our planet with a powerful geomagnetic storm this weekend.

Solar flares are classified by size into different classes, with X-class flares being the most powerful. M-class flares are 10 times less powerful than X-class, followed by C-class flares, which ...

The Sun’s activity cycle continues to stir things up, as our star recently unleashed a massive X-class solar flare that was strong enough to cause radio blackouts across the south Pacific.

Stock image of an artist's illustration of a solar flare. There is a 25 percent chance of X-class solar flares between November 13 and 15, according to forecasters.