A supermassive black hole in the spiral galaxy NGC 3783 just delivered an X-ray surprise that astronomers have never watched ...

A clip of the X-class flare erupting from the sun on Feb. 17 followed by a 'solar tsunami' that is visible as a faint shockwave in the surrounding region. A sunspot recently belched out a surprise ...

Using the Einstein Probe (EP), astronomers have detected a new X-ray transient event, which turned out to be an X-ray flare ...

An X-class flare, the most powerful type of solar flare, erupted from the sun on Feb. 9, 2024. Lucky for us, Earth wasn't in the direct firing line. When you purchase through links on our site, we may ...

Solar activity has kicked into high gear already this week with two powerful X-class solar flares erupting from active region AR4274 — one on Nov. 9 and another early Nov. 10 — each potentially firing ...

The giant solar explosions of energy and light aren't over yet. Officials said on Tuesday that the sun just emitted another major solar flare – and that it's the strongest one so far in the current ...

A volatile sunspot has been spitting out solar flares this week, with four X-class flares being detected in as many days. This sunspot, named AR3663, has a particularly explosive "beta-gamma-delta" ...

The Earth-directed X-flare action was captured by NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. The sun has ...

A powerful burst of energy on New Year's Eve created the largest solar flare that has been detected since 2017. The event may sound serious, but the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration ...

The Einstein Probe space telescope has captured a powerful X-ray outburst from a nearby K-type star, offering a rare, ...

The sun recently spat out an X-class solar flare, one of the most powerful it can emit, which triggered a rare shockwave across the sun's surface and caused radio blackouts on Earth. When you purchase ...