An astrophotographer has captured an extremely rare and "difficult" photo of a solar flare exploding from the sun at the ...

In May 2024, the largest solar flare since 2017 was detected, ranking at an X-8.7 magnitude. Then in 2025, a flare May 13 was classified as an X-1.2 , and another the next day was listed as an X-2.7 .

A blazing X2.7-class solar flare erupted from sunspot AR4087 early Tuesday, hurling a scorching wave of plasma and charged particles straight at Earth. NASA/SDO.

Large parts of the United States faced a radio blackout on Thursday following a strong solar flare from the sun. The "extreme ...

Solar flares measured around X1 — like the May 13 and 14 events — indicate strong flare intensity. An X10 flare is described as as a severe event, according to NOAA.

As August 2024 set another 20-year high for sunspot numbers on the sun, recent solar flares have yet to top two solar flares from September 2017. One of these flares, which took place seven years ...

Rare quadruple solar flare event captured by NASA. The 'super-sympathetic flare' might affect satellites and spacecraft near Earth. By Andrew Paul. Published Apr 25, 2024 2:18 PM EDT.

On Tuesday, the sun launched its largest solar flare in seven years and the largest of the ongoing 11-year solar cycle. It marks the culmination of an excessively busy period for our closest star.

We have seen a number of X-Class flares this year, but this is the strongest yet. In comparison, this X2.2 solar flare is nothing compared to the monster X9 that the Sun released in September of 2017.

The giant solar explosions of energy and light aren't over yet. Officials said on Tuesday that the sun just emitted another major solar flare – and that it's the strongest one so far in the ...