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AI Predicts Solar Flares Months in Advance, Study Reveals

10/16/2025

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Researchers from New Mexico State University developed a method based on artificial intelligence and machine learning (AI/ML) to predict solar flares with eight months to a year of lead time.
The study, published in The Astrophysical Journal, analyzed over 53,000 days of sunspot data from 1878 to 2025.
The model forecasts increased sunspot activity that typically precedes solar flares, enabling governments and businesses to prepare.

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Researchers from New Mexico State University developed a method based on artificial intelligence and machine learning (AI/ML) to predict solar flares with eight months to a year of lead time.
The study, published in The Astrophysical Journal, analyzed over 53,000 days of sunspot data from 1878 to 2025.
The model forecasts increased sunspot activity that typically precedes solar flares, enabling governments and businesses to prepare.