Northern lights occur when a solar flare interacts with Earth's atmosphere.

This means that there may be a chance to spot the northern lights this week on Thursday, February 5, according to the ...

The sun is experiencing a violent solar storm, releasing one of the strongest solar flares seen in the past 30 years ...

The Sun released a strong solar flare on Tuesday, Feb. 3, following several eruptions in the preceding days, prompting ...

Solar flares are sudden releases of energy from the Sun’s surface. Scientists categorise them based on strength, beginning ...

Space weather has seen a flurry of activity this week. An explosive solar flare that erupted Tuesday, just two days after the ...

A rapidly growing sunspot has fired off at least 18 M-class and three X-class flares in just 24 hours, including an intense ...

A newly active area on the sun is responsible for dozens of eruptions known as solar flares, including back-to-back X-class ...

The sun has continued to release X-class solar flares this week, but northern lights chances haven't increased. Here's why.

An impulsive X4.2 solar flare sparked strong radio blackouts across Africa and Europe as the giant sunspot continues to rage.

NASA has reported a X4.2 solar flare, so what does it mean? We break down what a solar flare is and how it connects to the ...