- Science Blog
- By Laura Sinpetru
- September 24th, 2014
Watch: Solar Flares Explained in One Brilliant NASA Video
Solar flares and coronal mass ejections sometimes happen at the same time, but they are not the same thing
- Science Blog
- By Laura Sinpetru
- June 12th, 2014
Three Massive Flares Documented on the Sun in Just Two Days
Such bursts have the potential to interfere with radio communications and GPS signals
- Science Blog
- By Laura Sinpetru
- June 11th, 2014
Major Flares Documented on the Sun This Past June 10
The impressive solar flares occurred minutes apart, astronomers say
- Nature
- By Tudor Vieru
- April 7th, 2014
Ocean Temperature Fluctuations Linked to Volcanism and Solar Activity
New study looked at variations in the temperature of the North Atlantic
- Science Blog
- By Tudor Vieru
- April 3rd, 2014
Sun Releases M-Class Solar Flare on April 2
The event was captured by NASA telescopes in orbit
- Science Blog
- By Tudor Vieru
- April 1st, 2014
Solar Dynamics Observatory Sees X-Class Flare on the Sun
Events of this class are the most energetic the Sun can produce
- Science Blog
- By Tudor Vieru
- March 14th, 2014
Sun Produced an M-Class Solar Flare on Wednesday
SDO observed the event in multiple wavelengths, NASA reports
- Science Blog
- By Tudor Vieru
- February 10th, 2014
Active Region on the Sun Is Larger than Jupiter
The region is producing solar flares relatively often
- Science Blog
- By Tudor Vieru
- January 10th, 2014
You Too Can Hear What Solar Flares Sound Like
A NASA lunar orbiter is providing live sounds streams
- Science Blog
- By Tudor Vieru
- January 8th, 2014
Video of 2014's First X-Class Solar Flare
Activity is picking up on the surface of the star, experts say
- Science Blog
- By Tudor Vieru
- December 19th, 2013
Sun Looks like a Rainbow in New SDO Collage
Multiple wavelengths were stitched together for this image
- Science Blog
- By Tudor Vieru
- September 4th, 2012
Some Power Grids Are Very Vulnerable to Space Weather
Solar flares can easily destabilize grids, under some specific conditions
- Space
- By Tudor Vieru
- August 20th, 2012
How Solar Plasma Loops Work
Understanding them can help predict solar flares
- Science Blog
- By Tudor Vieru
- July 5th, 2012
Fourth of July Fireworks on the Sun [Photo]
NASA observes large solar flare on the surface of the star
- Science Blog
- By Tudor Vieru
- June 15th, 2012
Highly Active Region on the Sun Spews Out Solar Flares
The area has recently produced two coronal mass ejections as well
- Science Blog
- By Tudor Vieru
- April 20th, 2012
Uranus Reveals Its Auroras in Hubble Images
The ice giant is the seventh planet from the Sun
- Nature
- By Tudor Vieru
- March 26th, 2012
Solar Eruptions Could Make for a New Power Source
Recent events delivered a lot of electricity to the atmosphere