NASA can now see solar flares that it couldn't detect before NASA can now see what's happening on the other side of the sun.

Mesmerizing footage of solar eruption

5 Mysteries About Space That Might Have Horrifying Answers Solar flares won't destroy us, just our internet. So, scratch that, solar flares will destroy us.

5 Mysteries About Space That Might Have Horrifying Answers Solar flares won't destroy us, just our internet. So, scratch that, solar flares will destroy us.

What if a solar flare hit Earth? Solar flares disrupt Earth's magnetic field when they hit the planet, causing issues with power and GPS. But if a major solar flare hit Earth, the...

NASA Observatory Captures Stunning Solar Flare A magnificent solar flare was sighted by NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory in the early hours of Thursday morning (June 25). Constantly monitoring the sun’s activities, the observatory captured the striking image shown below. Solar flares are pow Read more ... erful surges of radiation on the sun caused by the rel…

BuzzFeed Science The Sun unleashed no less than five solar flares in five days this week all from the same dynamic active region, according to NASA - National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Solar Storm Strikes Earth, Spawning Low-Latitude Aurora The flashes of electromagnetic waves from the flares reach Earth in just a few minutes, but enormous bursts of charged particles — known as coronal...

Super Active Sun Knocks Out Global Radio With Huge Solar Flare The sun unleashed a powerful solar storm yesterday, causing temporary radio blackouts. The intense eruption of radiation was the largest solar storm this year. NASA has classifed the event as an X-class, specfically an X2.7—the most intense categor Read more ... y of solar flares, which can produce auroras and, as…

Sun Is Extremely Quiet, Scientists Worry We Are Entering Ice Age The sun is currently experiencing its weakest solar cycle in over a century according to scientists. 'The sun is flatlining. For the 6th day in a row, solar