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 ...

Large scale Solar Flares could damage planes in the air, satellites and potentially kill astronauts in space an we wouldn't have much time to prepare. Patrick Jones (@Patrick_E_Jones) explains.

In 1859, astronomer Richard Carrington was studying the Sun when he witnessed the most intense geomagnetic storm recorded in history. The storm, triggered by a giant solar flare, sent brilliant ...

The X1.9-class solar flare was spat out from a magnetically active sunspot named AR3590, ... the Carrington Event in 1859 is thought to have been the most severe solar flare in history, ...

Thursday's big solar storm seems gentle enough so far. But if a storm like the 1859 record-holder hit, modern life could be paralyzed. This week's largest solar flare is seen in a still from a ...

TOPEKA, Kan., March 22 (UPI) -- U.S. scientists believe an 1859 solar flare destroyed more of the Earth's ozone than did a 1989 solar flare -- the strongest ever monitored by satellite.

The 1859 flare did not produce a particle downpour on Earth, so there are no carbon-14 counts to compare. But the 775 event appears to be one of the strongest solar particle storms recorded in the ...

The 1859 flare did not produce a particle downpour on Earth, so there are no carbon-14 counts to compare. But the 775 event appears to be one of the strongest solar particle storms recorded in the ...

The solar explosion was measured as an M4.4 flare. Solar flares are categorized as small C-class flares, medium-sized M flares and major X-class flares. Each class also has subcategories from 1 to ...

In many ways the 1989 flare and CME that knocked out part of Canada was more powerful than the carrington flare. Solar Physics (2004) 224: 407–422, THE 1859 SOLAR–TERRESTRIAL DISTURBANCE AND THE ...

U.S. scientists believe an 1859 solar flare destroyed more of the Earth's ozone than did a 1989 solar flare -- the strongest ever monitored by satellite.