A whopping sunspot that is getting larger and crackling with activity threatens to flash powerful solar flares in our planet's direction. The sunspot, named AR3780, appears to be getting bigger and ...

A high-magnitude solar flare erupted from a new sunspot on the sun’s surface, which caused a disruption of radio signals across Earth’s Eastern Hemisphere on Tuesday. Classified as an X2.7 solar flare ...

Citizen scientists reviewing NASA data discovered unusually high Solar flare rates, helping researchers better understand the ...

Dozens of powerful flares are emerging from a new cluster of activity on the sun, producing stunning photos and sparking concerns about potential risks for global navigation, radio signals and the ...

The sun may be 93 million miles away, but that does not stop its solar activity from affecting the Earth's atmosphere, a new study from Queen's University Belfast as found. The Earth's atmosphere is ...

The ionospheric D-region, spanning approximately 60–95 km above Earth’s surface, is a dynamic boundary where complex photochemical processes influence radio wave propagation. Solar flares, through ...

(NEXSTAR) — The largest solar flare recorded since 2017 erupted Thursday morning, marking the latest episode in an active period for the sun. The scale ranges from B-class on the lowest end to C-class ...

Earthquakes are well understood, but very hard to predict. Instead of looking at tectonic pressure or fracking, researchers in Japan have postulated a new source that could be triggering quakes: solar ...

A strong solar flare peaked just after 9 a.m. Tuesday, but what does that mean? Can it be seen from Earth?Tuesday's solar flare was not the first this year or even this month. Here is more information ...