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

On February 4, 2026, the Sun unleashed an intense X4.2 solar flare, sparking significant radio blackouts across parts of ...

The Sun has entered one of its most volatile moods in years, hurling a torrent of powerful flares and charged particles into ...

The flares are coming from a solar region that was created in late January.

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 ...

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

In a dramatic escalation of solar activity, the sun has unleashed an X8.3 flare — 2026’s strongest yet — causing radio ...

Solar flare triggers tech blackouts as X8.11-class eruption disrupts GPS, streaming, and satellite services ahead of incoming ...

Close-up observations of the Sun explain how solar flares start, grow, and send high-energy particles racing through space.

Multiple M-class and X-class solar flares erupted within 24 hours as an active sunspot released intense radiation affecting ...

A rapidly growing sunspot has fired off at least 18 M-class and three X-class flares in just 24 hours, including an intense X8.3 eruption.