A massive solar storm knocking out electricity for months—or even years—sounds like science fiction, but it’s a looming ...

Space weather forecasters say northern lights may be visible in parts of the northern United States following weekend solar ...

A recent forecast by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration shows that several northern states may see the ...

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

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.

1, 1859, amateur astronomers Richard Carrington ... NASA spacecraft successfully completes closest-ever approach to the sun The solar storm knocked out GPS equipment on farms — and it could ...

Scientists have uncovered the most powerful solar storm ever, resetting what we know about space weather limits.

In 1859, a severe solar storm triggered auroras as far south as Hawaii and caught telegraph lines on fire in a rare event. And a 1972 solar storm may have detonated magnetic U.S. sea mines off the ...