A NOAA forecast has Northern Lights visible in northern U.S. states overnight on Monday, Jan. 19 through Tuesday, Jan. 20, as ...
During a close approach to the Sun, the European Space Agency’s Solar Orbiter watched that tipping point unfold in unusually fine detail. The spacecraft observed the M7.7-class flare—strong but still ...
"This is one of the most exciting results from Solar Orbiter so far." ...
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The massive solar flare that disrupted Earth

On May 14th, 2025, an X2.7-class solar flare erupted from the active region AR487, sending a massive burst of radiation ...
Solar Orbiter observations show that a medium-class solar flare formed through cascading magnetic reconnection events, ...
Solar Orbiter captured the most detailed view of a solar flare, observing the build-up of events that lead to the explosion.
Solar flares are characterized by intense bursts of energy and radiation from the Sun’s surface. In a matter of just a few ...
The sun released a powerful solar flare followed by a fast-moving coronal mass ejection on January 18, resulting in a ...
The storm is also responsible for pushing the aurora farther south, giving some people across the southern U.S. a rare chance to see the northern lights.
Just as avalanches on snowy mountains start with the movement of a small quantity of snow, the ESA-led Solar Orbiter ...
Just as avalanches on snowy mountains start with the movement of a small quantity of snow, the ESA-led Solar Orbiter ...
Scientists watched a solar flare grow from tiny magnetic sparks into a violent plasma-raining avalanche on the Sun.