A powerful X1.1-class solar flare was released by the sun on March 28, resulting in radio blackouts across North and South ...

X is the most powerful class of solar flare. The number following it represents the strength, however, and 1.1 is relatively ...

These disruptions, common during intense solar activity, occur when the flare releases X-rays and extreme ultraviolet radiation into space. Traveling at the speed of light, this radiation reaches ...

Only a few years ago, astronomers heralded the discovery of a rocky world circling the sun 's closest space neighbor, Proxima ...

Astronomers used ALMA to observe Proxima Centauri and found frequent, intense flares that could destroy atmospheres of nearby ...

An unexpected X-class solar flare from a new sunspot region caused widespread radio blackouts across the Americas today ...

As the sun reaches its solar maximum, a strong solar flare erupted on March 28, which may enhance the visibility of the ...

Nearly a dozen states in the northern U.S. may have another opportunity to see the northern lights on Saturday, after a ...

Some U.S. states could be treated with a northern lights display due a minor geomagnetic storm on the sun, according to space ...

At a distance of just over four light years, Proxima Centauri is our nearest stellar neighbor and is known to be a very ...

If using a regular camera, National Geographic suggests using wide-angle lenses, an aperture or F-stop of four or less and a ...