Northern lights occur when a solar flare interacts with Earth's atmosphere.
This Feb. 4, 2026, image from NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory (SDO) captures a strong solar flare erupting from the star.
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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.
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Massive X4.2 solar flare strikes Earth, causing major disruptions across the globe
On February 4, 2026, the Sun unleashed an intense X4.2 solar flare, sparking significant radio blackouts across parts of ...
The sun is experiencing a violent solar storm, releasing one of the strongest solar flares seen in the past 30 years ...
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.
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Intense Solar Flares Could Spark Northern Lights This Week—See the Best Viewing Spots
A surge of solar activity could trigger auroras.
Multiple M-class and X-class solar flares erupted within 24 hours as an active sunspot released intense radiation affecting ...
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Sun unleashes colossal X4.2 solar flare, knocking out radio signals across Africa and Europe (video)
An impulsive X4.2 solar flare sparked strong radio blackouts across Africa and Europe as the giant sunspot continues to rage.
Space weather has seen a flurry of activity this week. An explosive solar flare that erupted Tuesday, just two days after the ...
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