For six and a half days in July 2024, the balloon-borne solar observatory Sunrise III kept its gaze fixed on the sun. The ...

A strong X1.3 solar flare produced a striking red, white and blue display in imagery from the Solar Dynamics Observatory over ...

Scientists are currently trying to determine if a coronal mass ejection (CME) was also launched.

Solar flares largely go unnoticed, but that doesn't mean there aren't dangerous ones that could impact life on Earth.

A strong X-class solar flare that erupted on June 30, 2026, sent a coronal mass ejection hurtling toward Earth, and the ...

Forecasters expect a coronal mass ejection and a powerful X-class solar flare could impact the Earth starting on Thursday.

Solar flares, powerful bursts of energy from our Sun, can have serious effects here on Earth. Flares and other solar eruptions can affect radio communications, disrupt electric power grids, mess up ...

Three solar flares burst from the sun this week, raising the chances of seeing the northern lights for people across the United States.

See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. Waves of solar flares keep pouring out of the sun, sparking "rolling" ...

Research by university scientists suggests that solar flares may be far hotter than previously believed, offering new insights into the Sun’s behavior. The findings, recently published in the ...

The sun has a bone to pick with Earth — and it’s not done yet. A colossal solar storm just zapped the daylight side of the planet, causing global blackouts and knocking out radio signals across Europe ...

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