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  1. Solar Storms and Flares - Science@NASA

    Jun 24, 2025 · What is a solar flare? A solar flare is an intense burst of radiation, or light, on the Sun. These flashes span the electromagnetic spectrum — including X-rays, gamma rays, …

  2. What Is a Solar Flare? - Science Notes and Projects

    Aug 19, 2023 · What Is a Solar Flare? A solar flare is a sudden and intense burst of energy and electromagnetic radiation emanating from the Sun’s surface and its outer atmosphere. …

  3. Solar flare | Sunspot, Coronal Mass Ejection & Radiation ...

    4 days ago · Solar flare, sudden intense brightening in the solar corona, usually in the vicinity of a magnetic inversion near a sunspot group. The flare develops in a few minutes, or even …

  4. Solar Flares (Radio Blackouts) - NOAA / NWS Space Weather ...

    Solar flares usually take place in active regions, which are areas on the Sun marked by the presence of strong magnetic fields; typically associated with sunspot groups. As these …

  5. What Is a Solar Flare? Effects on Earth, Tech, & Space Weather

    Jan 24, 2025 · What is a solar flare, and should we be worried? Learn how solar flares form, their impact on Earth’s tech and where to track solar activity.

  6. ESA - What are solar flares?

    A solar flare is a tremendous explosion on the Sun that happens when energy stored in 'twisted' magnetic fields (usually above sunspots) is suddenly released.

  7. Solar flares explained - BBC Sky at Night Magazine

    May 21, 2025 · Solar flares are intense eruptions of radiation from the Sun that occur when energy stored in twisted magnetic fields is rapidly released into space. They heat material to …

  8. Here’s what a solar flare is and how scientists classify it

    What Is a Solar Flare? Solar flares are intense, localized explosions of magnetic energy that occur in the Sun’s corona, releasing radiation across the electromagnetic spectrum.

  9. What Exactly Is A Solar Flare? Here's How Scientists Classify ...

    Oct 22, 2025 · A solar flare is a sudden, intense release of energy typically occurring in regions of complex and evolving magnetic fields near sunspots, like those you can see in NASA's close …

  10. Solar phenomena - Wikipedia

    Solar activity: NASA 's Solar Dynamics Observatory captured this image of the X1.2 class solar flare on May 14, 2013. The image shows light with a wavelength of 304 angstroms. Solar …