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 seconds, and may last several hours. High-energy particles, electron streams, hard X-rays, and radio bursts are often
RAL Space The Sun unleashes four large X-class solar flares
Huge sunspot that launched the strongest solar flare in six years is now pointing 'almost directly' at Earth - and it could spark geomagnetic storms and power outages, scientists warn
Solar Fury! Massive Sunspot Complex, Larger Than Jupiter, Sparks M-Class Solar Flares
Massive sunspots and huge solar flares mean unexpected space weather for Earth
Radio frequencies may be interrupted during largest solar flare in 7 years, officials say
Dead sunspot' launches ball of plasma toward Earth
Solar flare - Wikipedia
Shock wave from sun has opened up a crack in Earth's magnetic field, and it could trigger a geomagnetic storm
Coronal Mass Ejections NOAA / NWS Space Weather Prediction Center