when Richard Carrington documented a pivotal solar flare. Dubbed the Carrington Event, the flare challenged perceptions of ...
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 ...
This explosive "solar flare" lasted only a few minutes, but within two days was followed by a huge auroral and magnetic storm referred to as the Carrington Event. Auroras, normally restricted to ...
NASA's Interface Region Imaging Spectrograph (IRIS) mission captured an X1.1-class solar flare. See time-lapse footage of the ...
The sun’s magnetic activity causes auroras, and the relationship between solar flares and auroras reveals an 11-year cycle; ...
"No one can say for certain what is happening at the solar poles," Mausumi Dikpati, lead author of the study and NSF NCAR ...
Intense Solar Flares in Recent Times: What Are They, Why Do They Occur, and What Are Their Effects? What is a Solar Flare?
Solar flares are giant explosions that occur in a localized regions of the sun's atmosphere, typically originating from ...