NASA's Interface Region Imaging Spectrograph (IRIS) mission captured an X1.1-class solar flare on Feb. 11, 2023. See time-lapse footage of the blast that caused "a strong shortwave radio blackout over ...
The Sun is currently in its active phase and has been unleashing a steady stream of powerful solar flares, triggering severe geomagnetic storms on Earth. But the consequences of these solar outbursts ...