Giant sunspot that triggered recent solar 'superstorm' shot out nearly 1,000 flares and a secret X-rated explosion, record-breaking study reveals

The massive sunspot that sparked an "extreme" geomagnetic storm in May 2024 unleashed hundreds of other dangerous solar ...
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Close-up view of X1-class solar flare via NASA's IRIS mission

NASA's Interface Region Imaging Spectrograph (IRIS) mission captured an X1.1-class solar flare. See time-lapse footage of the ...

Aurora Borealis to grow in 2026: Why Northern Lights displays are expected to surge?

After the Sun's solar maximum peak in 2024–25, scientists say that 2026 could deliver some of the most frequent and intense ...
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Two earth-facing sunspots blasting powerful X and M flares

Sunspots AR3664 and AR3663 have been erupting with X- and M-class solar flares. Both sunspots are Earth-facing and could ...