AP photographer Dmitri Lovetsky had been trying to photograph a plane flying across the disk of the sun for several days.

NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory captured imagery of the Sun erupting with an M8.7 and X1-class solar flare on Oct. 2, 2022.

Watch footage of the Sun unleashing an X1.2-class solar flare. NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory captured the fireworks in multiple wavelengths. Footage courtesy: NASA / SDO and the AIA, EVE, and HMI ...

Sunspot AR3590 unleashed X1.8 and X1.7-class solar flares within a few hours of one another. Reported were cell phone outages ...

On 14 May 2025, the Sun erupted with the biggest flare we've seen all year. From the eastern limb of the Sun – that is, the left side – active sunspot region (AR) 4087 erupted in a huge, X2.7 solar ...

NASA's Solar Dynamic Observatory captured footage of the bright X8.7 solar flare explode. Since then, the Sun has emitted at least two more solar flares of similar strength overnight, including one ...

After causing the dazzling waves of aurora borealis this weekend, our Sun isn't done yet: The strongest solar flare of the current solar cycle occurred Tuesday afternoon, according to the National ...

Brace for impact: The sun just emitted the strongest solar flare in six years, which knocked out radio frequencies and could hit Earth in several days’ time, scientists warned. “This is likely one of ...

After causing the dazzling waves of aurora borealis this weekend, our Sun isn’t done yet: The strongest solar flare of the current solar cycle occurred Tuesday afternoon, according to the National ...