NASA Solar Dynamics Observatory captures sunspot AR3341 blast a powerful X1.1 solar flare. Credit: Space.com | footage ...
Although astronomers still aren’t quite sure why this happens, it’s certainly observable—and recent activity definitely indicates the sun is heading towards its next “ solar maximum ” later this year.
Scientists spotted the solar flare erupting from the bottom of ... The flare, which peaked at 4:56 p.m. ET, was categorized as an X1.1 flare. X-class flares are the most powerful type of explosion ...
The red triangle seen during the total solar eclipse was not a solar flare but a prominence. Here's why to keep your eclipse ...
Early on Saturday 23 March 2024, the sun released a strong X1.1 solar flare, the most powerful possible type, from a particularly active region pointing directly towards Earth. The news of an ...
A geomagnetic storm watch remains active for Monday, March 25, after increased space storm activity from a coronal mass ejection associated with the X1.1 ... report. Solar solar flare eruptions ...
On March 28, Earth was hit by an X-class solar flare that was strong enough to ionize part of the planet's atmosphere. If a solar storm as big as the Carrington Event struck today, it could lead ...
Several media outlets have incorrectly claimed that explosive solar flares were spotted during the April 8 total solar ...
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. Solar flares are only expected to ...
The energetic eruption then triggered a long-duration M-class (medium intensity) solar flare. The radiation from that flare traveled at the speed of light to reach Earth in under ten minutes and ...
On April 8, there was just one minor C-class solar flare that ended several hours before totality began anywhere in the U.S., and it did not launch a CME, according to SpaceWeatherLive.com.