Southwest Research Institute's Dr. Craig DeForest discussed the latest accomplishments of NASA's PUNCH (Polarimeter to Unify the Corona and Heliosphere) mission during a media event at the 246th ...

A violent solar eruption on May 31 launched a coronal mass ejection (CME) hurtling toward Earth, triggering a rare G4-level ...

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The harmful radiation emitted on the sun during a solar flare doesn't reach Earth, according to NASA. However, solar flares can cause disruptions to high frequency radio waves. These radio waves ...

One of the most well-known impacts that solar flares have on Earth are arguably the appearance of the Aurora Borealis in the sky. But solar flares can also have a negative impact. Solar flares ...

The Earth's atmosphere is far more reactive to solar activity than scientists previously believed, with the new research showing it can pulse in near-synchronicity with the sun's powerful flares.

Earth's atmosphere is much more sensitive to ripples of radiation from the sun than scientists previously believed, new research by Queen's University Belfast has found. Solar flares, which are ...

If they happen to spray out in Earth’s direction, CMEs can cause geomagnetic storms that damage power systems on the ground or spacecraft in orbit. And solar flare radiation itself can disrupt ...

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The largest solar flare of the current solar cycle exploded Thursday, emanating from a sunspot directly facing Earth. Classified ... Announcement With Perfect GIF 5 New TSA Changes You Need ...

The latest X-class solar flare — the most powerful type the sun can produce — exploded from sunspot AR3842 at around 8 a.m. EDT on Thursday (Oct. 3). The flare had a magnitude of at least X9 ...