"When nearby supernovas occur in the future, the radiation could have a pretty dramatic effect on human society." ...

KENTUCKY — At least 27 people have been killed by storms systems that swept across part of the U.S. Midwest and South, with Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear announcing Saturday that 18 of the deaths ...

WE'RE DUE FOR ANOTHER CARRINGTON EVENT On September 1, 1859, astronomer Richard Carrington was observing a huge sunspot.

Northern lights may be visible in parts of the U.S. Monday night following weekend solar storms. The sun burped out a huge burst of energy called a coronal mass ejection last week, prompting space ...

The largest solar storm in two decades hit Earth in May 2024. For several days, wave after wave of high-energy charged particles from the sun rocked the planet. Brilliant auroras engulfed the ...

surpasses even the infamous 1859 Carrington Event, long considered the most intense solar storm in recorded history. Miyake Events are characterized by sudden surges in carbon-14, a radioactive ...

The solar event was named after Richard Carrington, and it remains the most intense geomagnetic storm ever recorded. On September 1, 1859, Richard Carrington, an English amateur astronomer, witnessed ...

“I don’t feel like that’s even set in for me, really,” Storms said of Hogestyn’s September 2024 death Scott Kirkland/ABC via Getty; Michael Tullberg/Getty Kirsten Storms is reflecting on ...

Scientists claim we’re not prepared for the solar storms threatening Earth ... swivels closer into view — like a giant interstellar death ray. To assess our ability to handle a massive ...

That solar storm was the most powerful one ever recorded. The next strongest was the 1859 Carrington Event. It was spurred by a huge solar flare that triggered a powerful geomagnetic storm on Earth.