This Feb. 4, 2026, image from NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory (SDO) captures a strong solar flare erupting from the star.

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

The sun is experiencing a violent solar storm, releasing one of the strongest solar flares seen in the past 30 years ...

Multiple M-class and X-class solar flares erupted within 24 hours as an active sunspot released intense radiation affecting ...

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.

Solar flare triggers tech blackouts as X8.11-class eruption disrupts GPS, streaming, and satellite services ahead of incoming ...

Fired from a vast sunspot, the "coronal mass ejection" is expected to reach Earth on either Thursday or Friday this week.

Sunspot AR3229 erupted with an X2-class solar flare. NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory captured the fireworks in multiple wavelengths. Credit: NASA/SDO | edited by Space.com's Steve Spaleta Music: Jup ...

A surge of solar activity could trigger auroras.

Space weather has seen a flurry of activity this week. An explosive solar flare that erupted Tuesday, just two days after the ...

Scientists say this powerful surge in solar activity could set the stage for the northern lights to appear as early as Thursday, Feb. 5 ...

An impulsive X4.2 solar flare sparked strong radio blackouts across Africa and Europe as the giant sunspot continues to rage.