This Feb. 4, 2026, image from NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory (SDO) captures a strong solar flare erupting from the star.

The sun erupted with an X1.9-class solar flare. NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory captured the blast in multiple wavelengths.

Northern lights occur when a solar flare interacts with Earth's atmosphere.

The flares are coming from a solar region that was created in late January.

NASA Solar Dynamics Observatory captured a M7.9-class solar flare. See footage of the blast in multiple wavelengths. Credit: ...

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A strong solar flare peaked just after 9 a.m. Tuesday. What does that mean?

Close-up observations of the Sun explain how solar flares start, grow, and send high-energy particles racing through space.

A newly active area on the sun is responsible for dozens of eruptions known as solar flares, including back-to-back X-class ...

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The Sun released a strong solar flare on Tuesday, Feb. 3, following several eruptions in the preceding days, prompting ...