Monster Sunspot AR1654 Spews Massive Flare Headed Towards Earth

Monster Sunspot AR1654 Spews Massive Flare Headed Towards Earth

It's not big enough to cause big problems, but its effects will be felt

Sun Produces Large Coronal Mass Ejection

Sun Produces Large Coronal Mass Ejection

The solar storm will not affect our planet, experts say

Sun Produced Medium Flare on August 17

Sun Produced Medium Flare on August 17

The released particles are not heading towards Earth

Sun Released Medium-Intensity Flare on Saturday

Sun Released Medium-Intensity Flare on Saturday

The event can cause some space weather-related effects on Earth

Sun Releases New Medium-Class Solar Flare

Sun Releases New Medium-Class Solar Flare

Highly charged particles may give our planet a glancing blow

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • July 13th, 2012
Sun Releases Very Powerful Solar Flare

Sun Releases Very Powerful Solar Flare

The event was recorded by NASA satellites in orbit around Earth

Sun Produces Impressive, X-Class Solar Flare

Sun Produces Impressive, X-Class Solar Flare

The event originated from a highly-active sunspot

Large Solar Flare Detected on July 2

Large Solar Flare Detected on July 2

Its effects will not be felt on Earth, experts believe

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • June 12th, 2012
Fermi Detects Most Extreme Light from a Solar Flare

Fermi Detects Most Extreme Light from a Solar Flare

This was the most energetic light ever recorded from such an event

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • May 8th, 2012
Huge Solar Flares Expected from the Sun

Huge Solar Flares Expected from the Sun

An analysis of its surface reveals massive sunspot feature

Massive Prominence Erupts from the Sun on April 16

Massive Prominence Erupts from the Sun on April 16

The event was seen in detail, using an advanced NASA observatory

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • March 8th, 2012
Solar Particle Cloud to Hit Earth Today

Solar Particle Cloud to Hit Earth Today

The event is caused by recent activity on the solar surface

Sun Releases Yet Another Massive Flare

Sun Releases Yet Another Massive Flare

The event occurs just two days after a large coronal mass ejection

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • January 26th, 2012
Latest Solar Flare Caused Communications Blackouts

Latest Solar Flare Caused Communications Blackouts

Polar airline routes were used at a minimum, with extreme caution

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • August 10th, 2011
Sun Released Massive Flare on August 9

Sun Released Massive Flare on August 9

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • July 14th, 2011
SDO Sees Massive Solar Tsunami

SDO Sees Massive Solar Tsunami

 
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