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A giant white flare, like an X bursts from the center of a fiery surface, blazed with reds and oranges in a swirling inferno.

Sun erupts with X-class solar flare on Halloween, causes radio blackouts (video)

By Meredith Garofalo published

The sun erupted with an X-class solar flare on Halloween, and solar activity is expected to remain high through Nov. 3.

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Watch sun erupt in 1st images from NOAA's groundbreaking new satellite (photos)

By Samantha Mathewson published

NOAA shared new images taken by the world's first operational space-based coronagraph, CCOR-1, captured during a solar storm outburst.

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still image from a video showing the x-class solar flare eruption from the sun.

Watch sun unleash major X-flare in epic solar eruption (video)

By Daisy Dobrijevic published

We could expect even more eruptions from this sunspot region in the coming days as it rotates to face Earth.

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What is solar maximum and when will it occur?

By Daisy Dobrijevic last updated

Reference Want to know more about solar maximum and how it affects us? Read our complete guide on what solar maximum is and when it might occur.

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red and green auroras dance above hills and trees in a dark sky

Solar Cycle 25 is still in max phase, so more aurora-boosting sun storms could be coming

By Meredith Garofalo published

Solar Cycle 25 remains in its maximum phase, and more powerful sun storms are likely to come over the next few months, experts say.

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NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory captured this image of a X1.4 solar flare — seen as the bright flash on the right — on Oct. 9, 2024.

Solar storm bombarding Earth now may reach 'extreme' levels, sparking auroras down to Alabama and straining hurricane-weakened power grids

By Tariq Malik published

A severe solar storm sparked by an intense flare from the sun could reach "extreme" levels as it bombards Earth, NOAA officials warned Thursday (Oct. 10).

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A close-up of a bright solar flare erupting from the sun on Oct. 8, 2024.

Severe solar storm could supercharge auroras across US, impact power grids, NOAA warns

By Meredith Garofalo published

A powerful X-class solar flare that erupted on Tuesday (Oct. 8) could generate a strong geomagnetic storm Thursday (Oct. 10) and Friday (Oct. 11), possibly leading to supercharged auroras.

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NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory captured this view of an X2.1 solar flare erupting from the sun on Oct. 7, 2024.

The sun fires off another powerful X flare, triggering radio blackouts across the Americas (video)

By Meredith Garofalo published

An X2.1 solar flare erupted from the prolific sunspot AR 3842 on Monday (Oct. 7), triggering radio blackout across North and South America.

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close up view of the sun shows the massive x class solar flare erupting as the sunspot region points straight at Earth.

Biggest solar flare since 2017 erupts from sun and Earth is in the firing line (video)

By Daisy Dobrijevic published

On Oct. 3, the sun released the most powerful solar flare this solar cycle, a colossal X9.05 eruption — and it's heading for Earth.

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NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory spacecraft captured this view of an X7.1 solar flare erupting on Oct. 1, 2024

Sun unleashes monster X7.1 flare that could supercharge Earth auroras (video)

By Meredith Garofalo published

Just when we thought the sun was taking a bit of a break, the sunspot AR3842 fired off two powerful solar flares, including a monster X7.1.

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