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French skywatcher Jean-Pierre Brahic took this photo of the violent solar flare from the sunspot 1302 on the sun's surface on Sept. 22, 2011. Earth is superimposed for scale.
French skywatcher Jean-Pierre Brahic took this photo of the violent solar flare from the sunspot 1302 on the sun's surface on Sept. 22, 2011. Earth is superimposed for scale. (Image credit: Jean-Pierre Brahic)

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A solar flare shines as a bright light on the sun on Christmas Day, 2024.

Christmas solar flares erupt from the sun. Will they trigger aurora 'fireworks' as we close out 2024?

By Meredith Garofalo published

Sun pulses with several solar flares late Christmas Day with four M-class flares from sunspots within a few hours.

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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.

10 most powerful solar flares of 2024

By Ryan French published

The sun released over 50 X-class solar flares in 2024! Here we take a look at some of the best.

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Artist's illustration of the parker solar probe in foreground and large orange sun in the background.

Parker Solar Probe: First spacecraft to 'touch' the sun

By Daisy Dobrijevic last updated

Reference NASA's Parker Solar Probe is on a mission to study the sun closer than ever before. Learn more about the fastest spacecraft to date in our solar probe guide.

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a fiery tendril erupts from the sun and reaches out to space.

Watch the sun unleash 'extremely rare' solar storm in explosive eruption (video)

By Daisy Dobrijevic published

All three eruptions were not Earth-directed.

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Artist's illustration of a superstorm erupting from the sun.

Violent superflares explode from sun-like stars every 100 years

By Robert Lea published

Violent superflares erupt from sun-like stars about once a century, far more frequently than previously expected. As a civilization around such a star, what does this mean for us?

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A silver and gold trumpet like spacecraft directed at the edge of a glowing orange sphere

'We are preparing to make history': NASA's Parker Solar Probe gears up for epic sun flyby on Christmas Eve

By Sharmila Kuthunur published

On Christmas Eve, NASA's Parker Solar Probe will break its own records for speed and closest approach to the sun.

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Powerful solar storms are a nightmare for farmers. 'Our tractors acted like they were demon possessed'

By Daisy Dobrijevic published

When the sun's fury disrupts high-tech farming, precision turns to chaos.

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'Cataclysmic' solar storm hit Earth around 2687 years ago, ancient tree rings reveal

By Daisy Dobrijevic published

If this colossal solar storm hit our technologically advanced world the effects would have been devastating.

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Northern lights (aurora borealis): what they are and how to see them

By Daisy Dobrijevic, Stefanie Waldek last updated

Reference The northern lights are one of the most mesmerizing natural wonders you can witness firsthand.

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A silver and gold trumpet like spacecraft directed at the edge of a glowing orange sphere

NASA's Parker Solar Probe is solving long-standing mysteries about the sun. Here's what we've learned so far.

By Paul Sutter published

The goal of the Parker Solar Probe mission is to investigate the mysteries of the sun's corona, its outer atmosphere. What has it learned so far?

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