Solar flares, blasts of plasma gasses of solar energy might shape the short-term weather on distant planets according to a ...

Some exoplanets in their stars' habitable zones may be distinctly uninhabitable due to solar flaring. Red dwarfs are known for powerful flaring, and since they're dim and their habitable zones are ...

Sunspot AR3165 has erupted with several m-class solar flares in a span of a few hours. NASA Solar Dynamics Observatory captured the fireworks in several wavelengths. Credit: Space.com | footage courte ...

On June 15th, a significant M8.46 solar flare from sunspot region AR 4114 caused shortwave radio blackouts, particularly affecting the Americas. NOAA classified it as an R2 event, impacting ...

To investigate coronal heating, the mission will observe nano-flares on scales smaller than 70 km in the solar corona and regions smaller than 40 km in the photosphere, where magnetohydrodynamic ...

Solar flares can impact radio communications and pose risks to spacecrafts and astronauts, according to NASA.

Solar flares are intense bursts of radiation coming from the sun. They are the most powerful explosions in our solar system, according to NASA. The biggest solar flares are labeled as X-class flares.

“However, solar jets appear to preferentially accelerate 3 He to high speeds or energies, likely due to its unique charge-to-mass ratio.” ESA’s Sun-explorer Solar Orbiter reached its first perihelion, ...

Get ready for March 2025, the most exciting month to look skyward in the Baltimore area in the New Year, with partial solar and lunar eclipses.

Air traffic, GPS services, and communication infrastructure may all benefit from improved predictions of solar flares and particle storms. A milestone for Parker Solar Probe Now that the probe is at ...

After a six-year journey, the Parker Solar Probe will fly through the Sun's atmosphere on December 24, 2024.

Discover the Sun’s incredible heat, its layers, and what fuels it. Explore ExtremeTech’s in-depth article and get closer to the heart of our solar system.