The sun has just spat out the strongest solar flare of the current solar cycle, which began in 2019, according to a breaking report from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's (NOAA ...

There are about 175 flares of X1-class or higher per 11-year solar cycle, but only about eight flares stronger than X10-class ...

The Sun is currently at the peak of its roughly 11-year activity cycle, during which it is expected to emit many more solar flares.