Sunspot AR4366 has been very active with several flares recorded, the biggest of them being an X8.3-class solar flare. NOAA's ...

Sunspot AR4274 erupted with the biggest solar flare of the year and it has Earth in it's sights. The X5.16-class flare was ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — The sun produced ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — A NASA telescope ...

Aurora Borealis, or Northern Lights, are pictured following a powerful sunstorm over Portsall, western France, on Jan. 19, 2026. Credit - AFP—Getty Images Earth has suffered worse. Within the M, C, B, ...

TALAT - The sun blasts its biggest solar flare in years and a stolen fire engine wreaks havoc. Just in time for the festive Fourth weekend, the sun put on a fireworks show of its own. And the whole ...

Spread the loveOn March 30, 2026, a significant solar event unfolded as a powerful X1.4 solar flare erupted from Active Region 4405. The flare, which reached its peak at 03:19 UTC, marked one of the ...

A massive X1.4 solar flare won't endanger NASA's four Artemis 2 astronauts on their way to the moon.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Earth has suffered worse. Within the M, C, B, and X categories is a more precise 1 to 9 scale, with 1 being the weakest and 9 the ...