Solar flares erupted 21-22 Feb. Seen here from GOES-16; an R3 flare in the NE, followed by an R1 from beyond the SE limb, and another R3 event from the NE again. The reported cellular service outage is unlikely to be related to these events: https://www.swpc.noaa.gov/news/two-major-solar-flares-effects-cellular-networks-unlikely | NOAA NWS Space Weather Prediction Center

#FirstpostNews: Sun Releases Strong Flare, Energy Equivalent to a Billion Bombs The Sun released a powerful solar flare on February 3, following several flares in previous days. NASA confirmed it was an X-class flare, the most intense category of solar flares. The European Space Agency said such flares can release as much energy as a billion atomic bombs. The Space Weather Prediction Center noted that flares of this strength are rare but not unprecedented. These solar flares can trigger geomagne

The Sun just fired off its most powerful kind of flare. At 1:09 p.m. EST on January 18, 2026, the Solar Dynamics Observatory recorded a dramatic burst of light and energy emerging from the Sun’s surface. Classified as an X1.9 flare, this event is part of the most intense category of solar flares — with the potential to disrupt life here on Earth. Solar flares are sudden explosions of energy caused by the tangling, crossing, or reorganizing of magnetic field lines near sunspots. This particular f