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Monstrous X5 solar flare launched on New Year's Eve could bring auroras to Earth tonight
In the final hours of Dec. 31, 2023, the sun launched its most powerful solar flare in 6 years. On Jan. 2, radiation from the blast may bring auroras to Earth's skies.
'Cannibal' solar explosion likely to hit Earth today, bringing strong geomagnetic storm and widespread auroras
A recent solar explosion that almost reached "X-class" status has hurled a massive coronal mass ejection toward Earth, which will likely hit our planet and trigger a geomagnetic storm on Dec. 1.
Astronomers spot aurora on the sun for the 1st time
Scientists have spotted an aurora signal caused by electrons accelerating through a sunspot on our star's surface for the first time ever.
Historic space photo: A monstrous 'Halloween storm' explodes from the sun
Around Halloween in 2003, a series of massive solar storms erupted from the sun, including an absolute monster coronal mass ejection (CME) that remains the most powerful solar outburst in modern records.
Ancient superpowered solar storm that hit Earth 14,000 years ago is the 'biggest ever identified'
High radiocarbon levels in the rings of subfossil tree stumps suggest that an incomprehensibly powerful solar storm, known as a "Miyake event," smashed into our planet more than 14 millennia ago.
'Mystery explosion' on sun launches coronal mass ejection at Mars
The sun has launched a surprise CME directly at Mars, which could spark auroras and damage the Red Planet's atmosphere when it hits on Sept. 1.
15 dazzling images of the sun
The sun is Earth's closest star, yet its beauty is too intense to appreciate with the naked eye. Here are some of the most stunning solar images that our satellites and telescopes have captured.
Gargantuan 'superflare' from distant star may have launched one of the strongest solar storms ever seen
Scientists studying a star system in Orion witnessed one of the most powerful stellar eruptions ever seen — and it could be devastating to nearby planets.
