Waves of solar flares keep pouring out of the sun, sparking "rolling" radio blackouts across the world. Active sunspot regions on the sun's surface are responsible for the flares, which are classified ...

New research from the University of St Andrews has proposed that particles in solar flares are 6.5 times hotter than previously thought. The research provides an unexpected solution to a 50-year-old ...

Particles within solar flares may reach temperatures more than six times higher than scientists previously believed—offering an explanation to a long-standing astrophysical puzzle about the Sun. This ...

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. The strongest solar flare of 2025 erupts, causing radio blackouts across Europe, Asia, and the ...

Beautiful yet dangerous solar flares that erupt from the sun could be as hot as 180 million degrees Fahrenheit, researchers say. That's more than six times hotter than solar physicists previously ...

Researchers were able to replicate how solar flares form by creating banana-sized loops of plasma in a lab. The results show that the mini flares are an excellent proxy for studying the real things.

A Feb. 22 Facebook post (direct link, archive link) claims the sun is to blame for a widespread cellphone outage. "AT&T Cell Phone Towers Have Allegedly Been Down Do To Powerful Solar Flares Being ...

We're at the beginning od a serous cycle of solar flares; read on to learn more about how these forces affect us physically and energetically. Shutterstock The sun has really been showing off its ...