NASA Solar Dynamics Observatory captures sunspot AR3341 blast a powerful X1.1 solar flare. Credit: Space.com | footage ...
On March 28, Earth was hit by an X-class solar flare that was strong enough to ionize part of the planet's atmosphere. Satellites have detected a massive solar flare powerful enough to ionize part ...
This graph shows that at the time of the X1.1 solar flare emitted at 02:31 CET (01.31 UTC) on 23 March 2024, ESA's Soil Moisture and Ocean Salinity (SMOS) satellite recorded a large increase in ...
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 flare was observed on March 22, according ...
NASA explains that X-class flares represent the most intense category of solar eruptions. The power of this flare was such ...
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 ...
This morning, a massive solar flare spewing into space at light speed reminds us that the sun is at—or is very close to—the peak of its 11-year magnetic activity cycle. After a month of ...
This photograph of the April 8 total solar eclipse captures the moment of the "diamond ring" just at the end of totality.
The strongest solar storm for years slammed into the Earth's atmosphere on Sunday, sparking an extremely powerful geomagnetic storm. The geomagnetic storm triggered by the coronal mass ejection ...
A massive geomagnetic storm is under way in the US — caused by strong eruptions from the sun capable of disrupting America’s electrical grid and producing northern lights as far south as ...
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