In particular, it should be possible to plot the passage of shock waves and the ejection of turbulent plasma associated with large solar flares, as the disturbance moves out from the Sun into the ...

Staff of the Ionosphere and Radio-Astronomy Section of the Netherlands Postal and Telecommunications Services. The Cosmic Ray Flare on November 12, 1960, and Solar Activity during the Period ...

The Sun has once again unleashed a powerful solar flare and this time it triggered radio blackouts. The flare, which happened ...

Flickering, invisible “loops” in the sun’s atmosphere appear to warn of larger solar flares to come, a new analysis finds. The discovery could help scientists better predict space weather ...

Solar flares are dangerous and can cause a ton of disruption here on Earth – from radio blackouts to more severe issues with GPS navigation systems and other important communication technology.

Solar flares are violent outbursts of electromagnetic radiation that shoot from the sun when invisible magnetic field lines at the sun's surface get twisted up until they eventually snap. These ...