Auroras are unlikely this time around as the event took place on the limb of the sun. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. The active ...

NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory captured these images of the solar flares—as seen in the bright flashes in the upper right—on May 5 and May 6, 2024. The image shows a subset of extreme ultraviolet ...

The sun showcased its immense power yet again this morning (August 5), firing off not one but two X-class flares. X flares are the strongest solar flare class. Today's first X blast, which launched ...

A recent observation has revealed the prelude to one of the sun’s most powerful flares, captured in unprecedented detail.