Sun releases 4 strong solar flares: What to expect

Northern lights occur when a solar flare interacts with Earth's atmosphere.

Sun unleashes powerful solar flares. Here's what it means.

The flares are coming from a solar region that was created in late January.
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Interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS survived its flyby of the sun — and gave up some secrets in the process

Interstellar comets are the original cosmic explorers, and by studying their metallic whispers, we are learning the secrets of worlds we may never see directly.
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The sun just unleashed its most powerful solar flare in years

The sun is experiencing a violent solar storm, releasing one of the strongest solar flares seen in the past 30 years ...
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See it: NASA captures strong X-class solar flare from Sun, Potential for enhanced auroras

The Sun released a strong solar flare on Tuesday, Feb. 3, following several eruptions in the preceding days, prompting ...

New 3D map of the sun's magnetic interior could improve predictions of disruptive solar flares

For the first time, scientists have used satellite data to create a 3D map of the sun's interior magnetic field, the ...

The sun lit up with a stunning display. Are northern lights next?

A new sunspot group has quickly grown and is spewing out the most intense type of solar flare. Effects on Earth are forecast ...
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Hot! How a Backyard Photographer Captured Some of the Most Detailed Images of the Sun

For much of the past decade, Andrew McCarthy has been exploring the universe—albeit from his backyard in Arizona. Using telescopes with specialized filters, planetary cameras, and astro-specific ...
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Sun unleashes extraordinary solar flare barrage as new volatile sunspot turns toward Earth

A rapidly growing sunspot has fired off at least 18 M-class and three X-class flares in just 24 hours, including an intense X8.3 eruption.