Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. An award-winning reporter writing about stargazing and the night sky. Thermal image of an eruption or flare on the surface of the ...
A high-magnitude solar flare erupted from a new sunspot on the sun’s surface, which caused a disruption of radio signals across Earth’s Eastern Hemisphere on Tuesday. Classified as an X2.7 solar flare ...
A powerful solar flare erupted from the sun on November 14, 2025, causing radio blackouts across parts of Africa. This X4-class flare, the second-strongest of the year, originated from a highly active ...
In the span of two days last week, the sun released two strong solar flares — meaning the solar system experienced its most powerful explosions which can cause some communications blackouts on Earth, ...