The massive X2.7-class solar flare emerged from the sunspot region AR4087 and peaked at 4:25 a.m. EDT (0825 GMT) today (May ...

The X2.7 event marks the most powerful flare since March, when the Sun produced an X1.2-class flare from sunspot region ...

The sun has had quite a busy week hurling solar flares at our planet, causing blackouts across the globe. “After weeks of ...

Back in the late 1970s, NASA scientist Donald Kessler warned of a dangerous tipping point: once the amount of debris in orbit reaches 'critical mass,' the junk starts crashing into itself, triggering ...

A 1 million kilometre solar flare was released from the Sun. Sunspot AR4087 has been extremely active, and can soon turn ...

The sun has released several powerful M- and X-class solar flares over the past few days, resulting in radio blackouts around ...

The eruption came from a new and active sunspot region, labelled AR4087, which has just started turning towards Earth.

A powerful solar flare erupted early Tuesday, disrupting radio signals across Earth, said the NOAA Space Weather Prediction ...

The space agency explained: "Solar flares are powerful bursts of radiation. Harmful radiation from a flare cannot pass ...

A colossal solar storm just zapped the daylight side of the planet, causing global blackouts and knocking out radio signals across Europe, Asia and the Middle East. The culprit? A fiery X2.7-class ...

The sun has unleashed the strongest solar flare of the year, triggering strong radio blackouts across the globe.

Three solar flares have erupted from sunspot region 4087 since yesterday. The latest was the largest of the year so far.