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SUPERFLARES

Here is a close-up recording of Superflares, which cause solar storms that might reach Earth with unknown consequences. NASA KENNEDY SPACE CENTER FIRE RESCUE STATION

Sun Releases Strong Solar Flare

Denise Hill, February 9, 2024, NASA – Solar Cycle 25 “The Sun emitted a strong solar flare, peaking at 8:14 a.m. EST, on Feb. 9,[…]

Sun activity for September 13, 2023: Unexpected geomagnetic storm last night. Aurora alert!

Posted by C. Alex Young and Raúl Cortés and Armando Caussade, September 13, 2023 An unexpected coronal mass ejection (CME) hit Earth’s magnetic field last[…]

How dangerous are solar storms really?

In “The Superflare”, an eruption on the sun triggers an EMP, destroying all digitized devices and power grids worldwide – a disaster for the fully[…]

Threat of the Sun and Superflare

By Kazunari Shibata, Kwasan and Hida observatories, Kyoto University, March 11, 2016 Magnetic storm and aurora on 1989 March 13, that lead to Quebeck blackout[…]

Rare ‘superflares’ could one day threaten Earth

June 10, 2019 • By Daniel Strain Now, new research shows with more confidence than ever before that superflares can occur on older, quieter stars like our own—albeit more rarely,[…]

What are the chances of a hazardous solar superflare?

By Stephen Battersby, November 19, 2019 On March 1, 2010, the Kepler space telescope spotted a distant star brighten slightly. Compared with the ferocious intensity[…]

When is the sun’s next ‘Superflare’ due?

Last bombardment exploded telegraph wires, pushed Northern Lights south In 1859, a massive solar flare bombarded Earth with so much energy that telegraph wires burst[…]