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

The Sun released a strong solar flare on Tuesday, Feb. 3, following several eruptions in the preceding days, prompting ...

The sun is putting on a show. On Sunday the star unleashed several strong and bright solar flares, including one of the most ...

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

The flares are coming from a solar region that was created in late January.

NASA Solar Dynamics Observatory captured a M7.9-class solar flare. See footage of the blast in multiple wavelengths. Credit: Space.com | footage courtesy: NASA/SDO/helioviewer.org | edited by Steve Sp ...

NASA captured powerful solar flares from Sun's active Region 4366, raising the possibility of auroras and brief radio disruptions on Earth.

The sun has emitted a powerful solar flare that has the capability to interfere with technology on Earth. The explosive burst of radiation peaked on the evening of June 17, matching the intensity of ...

NASA captured an image of an intense solar flare released by the sun on Tuesday evening. The solar flare peaked at 5:49 p.m. EDT on Tuesday, NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory said. It was an X-class ...

A strong solar flare peaked just after 9 a.m. Tuesday. What does that mean?

NASA captured stunning images of a mid-level solar flare on Sunday, August 24th. The flare was classified as an M5, 10 times less powerful than the most intense flares known as X-class, and erupted on ...

NASA's infrared telescope SPHEREx captured stunning images of interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS as it exited the solar system.