NASA Solar Dynamics Observatory captures sunspot AR3341 blast a powerful X1.1 solar flare. Credit: Space.com | footage ...
Space Weather Live says the new solar flare is an X2.2. That makes it the most powerful solar flare the Sun has unleashed in the past five years. X-Class solar flares are the strongest possible.
NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory captured this image of a solar flare – as seen in the bright flash on the left – on Dec. 31. 2023. The image shows a blend of 171 and 131 Angstrom extreme ultraviolet ...
What were those red objects at the bottom of the moon during Monday's total solar eclipse? Social media was shocked at the sight of a red triangle around the moon during totality last Monday, with ...
During the recent total solar eclipse, you may have glimpsed what looked like explosive solar flares bursting from the sun after its fiery corona briefly came into view. But it turns out this was ...
On November 8th, 2020 the Sun exploded. Well, that’s a bit dramatic (it explodes a lot) — but a particularly large sunspot named AR2781 produced a C5-class solar flare which is a medium-sized ...
Earthlings have reported spotting solar flares during Monday's total eclipse. The sun on Monday was expected to be at the height of its activity during its 11 year solar cycle also known as its ...
Opinions expressed by Forbes Contributors are their own. I cover science and innovation on this planet and beyond. A strong geomagnetic storm sent Northern Lights into skies as far south as ...
Was there really a solar flare explosion on the Sun during the total solar eclipse? Not really, but something really impressive was there. The recent total solar eclipse was arguably one of the ...