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Introduction to Solar Flares Solar flares are spectacular, yet potentially dangerous, eruptions of energy from the Sun's surface. They occur when intense magnetic energy that has built up in the solar ...

Powerful solar flare causes radio blackout over Pacific - Sunspot on Sun’s northwestern limb identified as source of flare ...

The choice of location for a solar flare spectator camp is important. You want a place with minimal light pollution and ...

It’s notoriously difficult to predict when the sun will belch out a large solar flare — an explosive burst of radiation that directly affects Earth’s atmosphere.

The James Webb Space Telescope has shown that the Milky Way’s black hole is constantly blazing with light, releasing long ...

The sun unleashed a strong X2 solar flare on Sunday; the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration released an alert stating radio blackouts can occur, indicating a slight chance for ...

Between spotting galaxies that shouldn't exist, capturing the interstellar medium with unprecedented clarity, and identifying ...

The famous groundhog has predicted six more weeks of winter! This might not be what we Cornellians wanted to hear. Winter has already been brutal enough, after all, but at least we will get six more ...

Scientists observed constant flares from the Milky Way's black hole, revealing unpredictable and intense activity.

The Origin of the Sun's Magnetic Field Could Lie Close to Its Surface May 22, 2024 — Surprise findings suggest sunspots and solar flares could be generated by a magnetic field within the Sun's ...