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.

When sunspots erupt at nearly the same time, it could be something known as "sympathetic solar flares." A double eruption ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated.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 ...

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 ...

Solar flares as a research area encompass the multidisciplinary investigation of rapid energy-release events in the solar atmosphere, focusing on their physical mechanisms, occurrence, energetics, and ...

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A snapshot taken a second before a powerful solar flare was unleashed from the Sun, as seen in unprecedented detail by Solar Orbiter Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the ...

Talk about a heated situation. The sun unleashed two colossal solar flares within seven hours of each other this week, triggering radio blackouts across parts of Earth. Solar flares are strong, ...