Our Sun constantly froths with sunspots and solar flares, many larger than our planet, and yet these are dwarfed by Coronal Mass Ejections, such as the Carrington Event of 1859, which would have wiped ...

What was the 1859 Carrington Event? As a massive solar flare, this event disrupted global telegraph systems and caused ...

Enormous solar flares —“coronal mass ejections” in ... Two massive solar storms appearing four days apart in the late summer of 1859 gave “the week the sun touched the earth” its name.

Last week, the sun spat out the strongest solar flare of the year so far, a burst of radiation and light that caused brief ...

Scientits have described how a solar flare could have a devastating impact on the world's communications and what States ...

Scientists have found evidence of the most powerful storm in history, which hit Earth in 14,300 years ago. It would cause ...

The ancient event, over 500 times stronger than any modern storm, would be devastating were it to happen today.

Incredible video from the European Space Agency reveals just how close Earth was to a direct hit from the 'bird wing' solar eruption.

A first-of a-kind space weather "tabletop" exercise has revealed major weaknesses in America's preparedness for major solar ...

Instead of worrying only about rare storms like the 1859 Carrington event ... For example, consider May 10 and 11, 2024, when dozens of solar flares sent at least five coronal mass ejections ...

On a hot and humid Florida night in late August 1859, the sky suddenly lit up ... his eyes on the Sun and its various sunspots and solar flares. Get the Popular Science daily newsletter💡 ...

During the Solar Maximum, the Sun experiences a surge in solar activity, including powerful solar flares, coronal mass ... The Carrington Event of 1859, one of the most intense solar storms ...