A massive solar flare, followed by a series of coronal mass ejections, caused the Carrington Event, which happened on September 1, 1859. The event disrupted global telegraph systems and caused ...

Extreme solar storms such as the 1859 Carrington Event can play havoc with technology on Earth. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works.

If a solar storm as big as the Carrington Event struck today, it could lead to years long power outages. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.

It's got us thinking back to 1859. That's when astronomer Richard Carrington was studying the Sun and witnessed the most intense geomagnetic storm recorded in history. The storm, triggered by a ...

What did the sun look like before the devastating 1859 Carrington Event? Sketches from astronomer Richard Carrington hold the answer. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an ...

1 and 2, 1859. It’s known today as the Carrington Event. A storm of that size today could cripple much of the world’s communications, internet and GPS service and electrical grids, as well as ...

The largest recorded solar storm in history, the Carrington event of 1859, may have been even rarer and more extreme than we thought, according to rediscovered magnetic data gathered at the time.

Dr. Sara Webb, a Postdoctoral Research Fellow at Centre for Astrophysics and Supercomputing at Swinburne University joined Suzanne Hill in This Week in History to explain the Carrington Event and ...