Solar flares are the largest explosions in the solar system. The energy released by one solar flare in one second is 10 million times more powerful than the energy released by a volcanic eruption. Here's more about the explosions and how they impact us here on Earth. | FOX Weather

🌞 📰 Sun news for April 25, 2024: Activity’s high, aurora on the way 🫣 🤩 Solar activity remains high with the release of six M flares over the past day. Flaring production is at a similar level to the day before, with 21 flares total. Most of the M flares came from the big sunspot complex (AR3638, AR3643, AR3645, AR3647, and AR3650) in the sun’s southwest. Only one M flare was produced in the northwest. 😮 😎 This region is also continuing to produce long, beautiful jets. Prominences are danc

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#FirstpostNews: Sun Releases Strong Flare, Energy Equivalent to a Billion Bombs The Sun released a powerful solar flare on February 3, following several flares in previous days. NASA confirmed it was an X-class flare, the most intense category of solar flares. The European Space Agency said such flares can release as much energy as a billion atomic bombs. The Space Weather Prediction Center noted that flares of this strength are rare but not unprecedented. These solar flares can trigger geomagne

The Sun just fired off its most powerful kind of flare. At 1:09 p.m. EST on January 18, 2026, the Solar Dynamics Observatory recorded a dramatic burst of light and energy emerging from the Sun’s surface. Classified as an X1.9 flare, this event is part of the most intense category of solar flares — with the potential to disrupt life here on Earth. Solar flares are sudden explosions of energy caused by the tangling, crossing, or reorganizing of magnetic field lines near sunspots. This particular f