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Powerful X-Class Solar Flare Sends CME Toward Earth, Storms Possible
- Thursday January 22, 2026
- NDTV
A powerful X1.9 solar flare erupted on January 18, launching a fast coronal mass ejection toward Earth. Space weather agencies warn of strong geomagnetic storms that could disrupt satellites, GPS and radio communications, while also producing vivid auroras visible well beyond the polar regions.
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www.gadgets360.com
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Solar Orbiter Watches Sun's Most Hyperactive Region For Record 94 Days: "Milestone In Solar Physics"
- Sunday January 11, 2026
- Science | Edited by Ritu Singh
The region was monitored from its birth on the far side of the Sun on April 16, 2024, until its decay after July 18, 2024.
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www.ndtv.com
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2026 Could Be the Best Year for Northern Lights; Why Post-Solar Maximum Storms Are Set to Surge
- Sunday January 4, 2026
- Written by Gadgets 360 Staff
The end of 2025 saw bright auroras over northern skies following a strong solar flare. In October 2024, NASA noted that the Sun had entered its solar maximum phase. Experts predicted that the most frequent and intense Northern Lights would likely occur throughout 2026. Even though solar activity has technically begun its gradual decline since the 2...
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www.gadgets360.com
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2026 Will See Brighter And More Frequent Northern Lights Displays, Here's Why
- Tuesday December 30, 2025
- Science | Edited by Astitva Raj
The alignment of the Sun and Earth during the spring and autumn equinoxes can slightly increase activity, known as the Russell-McPherron effect.
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www.ndtv.com
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NASA's Parker Solar Probe Reveals Sun's Powerful Eruptions And Mysterious Energy Return
- Tuesday December 23, 2025
- Science | Edited by Astitva Raj
Nour Rawafi, a project scientist at the Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory, explained that there had been previous indications that solar material could return in this way, but seeing it so clearly was truly remarkable.
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www.ndtv.com
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Massive Sunspot Complex on the Sun Raises Risk of Strong Solar Storms
- Tuesday December 9, 2025
- Written by Gadgets 360 Staff
A massive sunspot complex has appeared on the Sun, covering an area comparable to the legendary Carrington Event region. Known as AR 4294-96, the active cluster features highly tangled magnetic fields that could unleash powerful solar flares and geomagnetic storms, potentially disrupting satellites, power grids, and global communications if Earth-d...
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www.gadgets360.com
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Strongest Solar Flare of 2025 Sends High-Energy Radiation Rushing Toward Earth
- Saturday December 6, 2025
- Written by Gadgets 360 Staff
A powerful X5.1 solar flare on November 11, 2025, sent high-speed protons toward Earth, producing the strongest radiation spike detected in nearly two decades. The event caused a rare ground-level enhancement, briefly raising radiation at flight altitude to ten times normal. While not dangerous this time, scientists warn larger flares could threate...
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www.gadgets360.com
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Sun Unleashes Powerful X4 Flare, Triggers Major Radio Blackouts On Earth
- Saturday November 15, 2025
- Science | Edited by Astitva Raj
Solar flares are classified based on their strength into classes A, B, C, M, and X, with each class being ten times more powerful than the previous one.
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www.ndtv.com
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Sun Unleashes Strongest Flare of 2025, Causing Global Radio Blackouts
- Thursday November 13, 2025
- Written by Gadgets 360 Staff
On Nov. 11, 2025, the Sun erupted with an X5.1-class flare, disrupting shortwave communications across Africa and Europe. The flare’s X-rays and UV radiation ionized Earth’s upper atmosphere, causing R3-level radio blackouts. NOAA warned that a coronal mass ejection could reach Earth on Nov. 12, potentially triggering strong geomagnetic storms ...
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www.gadgets360.com
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Solar Flare, Strongest Of 2025, Causes Widespread Radio Blackouts In Europe And Africa
- Wednesday November 12, 2025
- Science | Edited by Srishti Singh Sisodia
The X5.1-class flare has the potential to disrupt satellite communications, GPS and power grids.
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www.ndtv.com
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Astronomers Report The Biggest Black Hole Flare Ever Seen, With Light Of 10 Trillion Suns
- Tuesday November 4, 2025
- Science | Edited by Ritu Singh
The observed black hole flare is believed to be the largest and most distant one ever recorded, coming from 10 billion light-years away.
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www.ndtv.com
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Sun Shows Signs of Rising Activity Following Decades of Weakening, Study Finds
- Thursday September 18, 2025
- Written by Gadgets 360 Staff
A new NASA study shows the Sun’s activity has been rising since 2008, reversing decades of decline. The unexpected trend suggests greater risks from solar storms, flares, and plasma ejections. Scientists stress improved forecasting is essential, with upcoming missions like IMAP and SWFO-L1 set to expand space weather monitoring and protection eff...
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www.gadgets360.com
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Scientists Say Solar Flares Are Hotter Than Expected, Could Reach 108 Million Degrees
- Friday September 12, 2025
- Written by Gadgets 360 Staff
A groundbreaking study shows ions in solar flares can reach 108 million°F, about six times hotter than earlier estimates. The research explains decades-old mysteries in flare spectra and urges new “multi-temperature” models to better forecast space weather, protecting satellites, astronauts, and communications from hazardous solar storms.
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www.gadgets360.com
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Astronomers Capture Sharpest-Ever Solar Flare Images with NSF’s DKIST Telescope
- Wednesday August 27, 2025
- Written by Gadgets 360 Staff
Astronomers have achieved a major breakthrough by capturing the sharpest images of a solar flare ever recorded, using the National Science Foundation’s Daniel K. Inouye Solar Telescope (DKIST). Observed at the hydrogen-alpha wavelength during the decay of an X1.3-class solar flare, the images unveiled hundreds of ultra-fine coronal loops averagin...
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www.gadgets360.com
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Powerful X-Class Solar Flare Sends CME Toward Earth, Storms Possible
- Thursday January 22, 2026
- NDTV
A powerful X1.9 solar flare erupted on January 18, launching a fast coronal mass ejection toward Earth. Space weather agencies warn of strong geomagnetic storms that could disrupt satellites, GPS and radio communications, while also producing vivid auroras visible well beyond the polar regions.
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www.gadgets360.com
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Solar Orbiter Watches Sun's Most Hyperactive Region For Record 94 Days: "Milestone In Solar Physics"
- Sunday January 11, 2026
- Science | Edited by Ritu Singh
The region was monitored from its birth on the far side of the Sun on April 16, 2024, until its decay after July 18, 2024.
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www.ndtv.com
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2026 Could Be the Best Year for Northern Lights; Why Post-Solar Maximum Storms Are Set to Surge
- Sunday January 4, 2026
- Written by Gadgets 360 Staff
The end of 2025 saw bright auroras over northern skies following a strong solar flare. In October 2024, NASA noted that the Sun had entered its solar maximum phase. Experts predicted that the most frequent and intense Northern Lights would likely occur throughout 2026. Even though solar activity has technically begun its gradual decline since the 2...
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www.gadgets360.com
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2026 Will See Brighter And More Frequent Northern Lights Displays, Here's Why
- Tuesday December 30, 2025
- Science | Edited by Astitva Raj
The alignment of the Sun and Earth during the spring and autumn equinoxes can slightly increase activity, known as the Russell-McPherron effect.
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www.ndtv.com
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NASA's Parker Solar Probe Reveals Sun's Powerful Eruptions And Mysterious Energy Return
- Tuesday December 23, 2025
- Science | Edited by Astitva Raj
Nour Rawafi, a project scientist at the Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory, explained that there had been previous indications that solar material could return in this way, but seeing it so clearly was truly remarkable.
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www.ndtv.com
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Massive Sunspot Complex on the Sun Raises Risk of Strong Solar Storms
- Tuesday December 9, 2025
- Written by Gadgets 360 Staff
A massive sunspot complex has appeared on the Sun, covering an area comparable to the legendary Carrington Event region. Known as AR 4294-96, the active cluster features highly tangled magnetic fields that could unleash powerful solar flares and geomagnetic storms, potentially disrupting satellites, power grids, and global communications if Earth-d...
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www.gadgets360.com
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Strongest Solar Flare of 2025 Sends High-Energy Radiation Rushing Toward Earth
- Saturday December 6, 2025
- Written by Gadgets 360 Staff
A powerful X5.1 solar flare on November 11, 2025, sent high-speed protons toward Earth, producing the strongest radiation spike detected in nearly two decades. The event caused a rare ground-level enhancement, briefly raising radiation at flight altitude to ten times normal. While not dangerous this time, scientists warn larger flares could threate...
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www.gadgets360.com
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Sun Unleashes Powerful X4 Flare, Triggers Major Radio Blackouts On Earth
- Saturday November 15, 2025
- Science | Edited by Astitva Raj
Solar flares are classified based on their strength into classes A, B, C, M, and X, with each class being ten times more powerful than the previous one.
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www.ndtv.com
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Sun Unleashes Strongest Flare of 2025, Causing Global Radio Blackouts
- Thursday November 13, 2025
- Written by Gadgets 360 Staff
On Nov. 11, 2025, the Sun erupted with an X5.1-class flare, disrupting shortwave communications across Africa and Europe. The flare’s X-rays and UV radiation ionized Earth’s upper atmosphere, causing R3-level radio blackouts. NOAA warned that a coronal mass ejection could reach Earth on Nov. 12, potentially triggering strong geomagnetic storms ...
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www.gadgets360.com
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Solar Flare, Strongest Of 2025, Causes Widespread Radio Blackouts In Europe And Africa
- Wednesday November 12, 2025
- Science | Edited by Srishti Singh Sisodia
The X5.1-class flare has the potential to disrupt satellite communications, GPS and power grids.
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www.ndtv.com
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Astronomers Report The Biggest Black Hole Flare Ever Seen, With Light Of 10 Trillion Suns
- Tuesday November 4, 2025
- Science | Edited by Ritu Singh
The observed black hole flare is believed to be the largest and most distant one ever recorded, coming from 10 billion light-years away.
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www.ndtv.com
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Sun Shows Signs of Rising Activity Following Decades of Weakening, Study Finds
- Thursday September 18, 2025
- Written by Gadgets 360 Staff
A new NASA study shows the Sun’s activity has been rising since 2008, reversing decades of decline. The unexpected trend suggests greater risks from solar storms, flares, and plasma ejections. Scientists stress improved forecasting is essential, with upcoming missions like IMAP and SWFO-L1 set to expand space weather monitoring and protection eff...
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www.gadgets360.com
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Scientists Say Solar Flares Are Hotter Than Expected, Could Reach 108 Million Degrees
- Friday September 12, 2025
- Written by Gadgets 360 Staff
A groundbreaking study shows ions in solar flares can reach 108 million°F, about six times hotter than earlier estimates. The research explains decades-old mysteries in flare spectra and urges new “multi-temperature” models to better forecast space weather, protecting satellites, astronauts, and communications from hazardous solar storms.
-
www.gadgets360.com
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Astronomers Capture Sharpest-Ever Solar Flare Images with NSF’s DKIST Telescope
- Wednesday August 27, 2025
- Written by Gadgets 360 Staff
Astronomers have achieved a major breakthrough by capturing the sharpest images of a solar flare ever recorded, using the National Science Foundation’s Daniel K. Inouye Solar Telescope (DKIST). Observed at the hydrogen-alpha wavelength during the decay of an X1.3-class solar flare, the images unveiled hundreds of ultra-fine coronal loops averagin...
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www.gadgets360.com