‘Strongest of its kind’ flare may cause blackouts, massive solar storm on Earth

Geomagnetic Storm Watch Issued as Sun Unleashes Strongest Solar Flare Since 2017

The sun emitted a powerful solar flare on Oct. 3, according to NASA, prompting the Space Weather Prediction Center to issue a Geomagnetic Storm Watch due to the forecasted arrival of coronal mass ejections. NASA stated that its Solar Dynamics Observatory, which constantly monitors the sun, captured the flare on Thursday morning. This was the second intense flare this year and the most powerful since 2017. Solar flares are bursts of energy that c…

Strongest solar flare since 2005 erupts: Will it impact Earth?

(NEXSTAR) — The largest solar flare recorded since 2017 erupted Thursday morning, marking the latest episode in an active period for the sun. The eruption happened shortly after 8 a.m. ET, according to NOAA's Space Weather Prediction Center. Flares like this can last "minutes to hours" and are classified based on their strength. The scale ranges from B-class on the lowest end to C-class, then M-class, and finally, X-class. Each letter represent…

Strongest Solar Flare Yet of Solar Cycle 25 Took Place Earlier Toda...

Preliminary coronagraph images show a “halo” coronal mass ejection or CME - a plume of plasma and magnetic field - emerging from the blast site which is likely to strike the Earth on Sunday, October 6th. As a result, auroras are on the table this weekend in the usual northern latitude areas and potentially farther…

Sun ejects largest X-Class solar flare in 7 years, Auroras may be visible as far as Texas

The sun has just unleashed its most powerful solar flare this cycle, a colossal X-class eruption. The X9.05 solar flare peaked at 8:10 a.m. EDT (1210 GMT), triggering shortwave radio blackouts over Africa and Europe, the sunlit portion of Earth at the time of eruption. According to Space.com, The solar flare emanated from the sunspot […]

Strongest solar eruption of current cycle just occurred; Strong to extreme geomagnetic storm possible

On this Thursday morning a very strong solar flare occurred and is now sending even more geomagnetic energy toward Earth.

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

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.