Tag: solar

Here we go again — new sunspot regions emerge, strong solar flare recorded

All eyes have now shifted to the eastern limb of the sun, as a strong X2.9-class flare fired off from newly numbered sunspot region AR3685 on Wednesday (May 15). Solar flares are intense bursts of electromagnetic radiation that originate from sunspots on our sun’s surface. They are classified into lettered groups according to their size, […]

How do you forecast a solar storm? Space weather experts explain

For those who had the opportunity to see the aurora this weekend, it was quite a spectacular moment. But while seeing the aurora borealis is thrilling and exciting for us, the same coronal mass ejections (CMEs) and geomagnetic storms that make these light shows possible can also wreak havoc on some of the technology that’s […]

SunPower Stock Jumped 105%, Leading Residential Solar Energy Stocks

Solar energy stocks had an incredible day on Tuesday with SunPower (NASDAQ: SPWR) jumping as much as 105% in trading before closing up 61.6% on the day. Call it meme trading or a short squeeze, but shares were up huge on almost no news for the industry. SunPower wasn’t the only solar stock moving today. […]