ISRO warns of radio blackouts as M and X-class solar flares hit Earth: Check what the X8.3 flare is and its effectsIndia's space agency ISRO is closely watching intense solar flares. These powerful bursts from the Sun can cause radio blackouts and affect...
04 Feb, 2026, 10.40 PM IST
Sunspot the size of a giant: Scientists say it could rival history’s most powerful solar stormSunspot: A massive sunspot cluster, almost as big as the one from the 1859 Carrington Event, now faces Earth. Scientists assure the public ...
10 Dec, 2025, 12.00 AM IST
Northern Lights forecast: Where and when to view the stunning aurora borealis on Nov. 11-12 in USCalling all celestial observers! Get ready for an incredible opportunity to witness the Northern Lights lighting up the sky. Thanks to a po...
12 Nov, 2025, 06.07 AM IST
Powerful solar flare triggers radio blackouts across North America, solar ejection may impact Earth on June 18A strong M8.46-class solar flare erupted from the sun on June 15, causing radio blackouts across North America. The event also released a c...
18 Jun, 2025, 07.21 AM IST
NASA sounds alarm: Solar flare hits Earth, more expected; What to expectA powerful solar storm is sweeping toward Earth, raising the risk of blackouts, GPS disruption, and dazzling auroras. NASA has warned that ...
20 May, 2025, 11.21 AM IST
Sun unleashes strongest flare of 2025, disrupts global communicationsA strong solar flare, the biggest of 2025, erupted from the sun. The flare, originating from Region 4087, caused radio blackouts across mul...
20 May, 2025, 09.08 AM IST
Powerful solar flare headed towards Earth could lead to radio blackouts and disruptions to communicationsAn update regarding the solar flare, which is the powerful bursts of radiation from the sun, has come from NASA that it has been hurled out...
04 Oct, 2024, 10.12 PM IST
Aurora-sparking sunspot comes back for yet another trip across Sun, are more cosmic surprises expected?The historic sunspot region that had resulted in some record auroras last month, has now come back for the third time with a colossal solar...
27 Jun, 2024, 08.26 PM IST
ISRO's Aditya-L1 spacecraft's two onboard instruments capture solar furyISRO's Aditya-L1 spacecraft, stationed at the Lagrangian point (L1) roughly 1.5 million km from Earth, captured recent solar activities usi...
10 Jun, 2024, 02.17 PM IST
NASA warns of powerful solar storm and blackouts. When it is likely to hit earthA significant solar flare has been released by the Sun, peaking at X1.4, according to NASA Solar flares are intense bursts of radiation but...
31 May, 2024, 10.39 AM IST
Powerful solar storm impacts Earth, says ISROA powerful solar storm from Sun's region AR13664 hit Earth in May 2024, causing disruptions to communication and GPS systems. ISRO reported...
14 May, 2024, 10.07 PM IST
Massive solar flares erupt, power grids, telecommunication networks may be hit hard. Know in detailConfirming the solar explosion, the US Air Force said that a Type II solar radio burst "a type of natural radio signal emitted by shocked g...
04 May, 2024, 09.51 PM IST
Why Aditya-L1? The strange case of the great Canadian blackoutMajor objectives of Aditya-L1 include the study of the physics of solar corona and its heating mechanism, the solar wind acceleration, coup...
02 Sep, 2023, 11.58 AM IST
Solar flare causes shortwave radio blackout over Indian OceanUS space agency NASA had last year warned that the Sun is expected to release more frequent horrific solar flares in the near future as it ...
07 Apr, 2023, 01.45 PM IST
Sun emits massive solar flare with potential to impact satellite communications: CESSI"The X2.2 class solar flare eruption took place at 3:57 UTC (9.27 IST) from the solar magnetic active region AR12992," Dibyendu Nandi, Asso...
20 Apr, 2022, 01.04 PM IST
Chandrayaan-2 detects solar proton events: ISROWhen the sun is active, spectacular eruptions called solar flares occur that sometimes also spew out energetic particles (called solar prot...
24 Feb, 2022, 10.34 AM IST
Chandrayaan instrument gives outstanding science results on solar coronaAn instrument on board India's Chandrayaan-2 mission has provided outstanding science results on the solar corona and heliophysics, the Ind...
23 Jun, 2021, 01.23 PM IST