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.

now called the Carrington Event. These solar storms can send out large clouds of electrified gas and dust at up to two million miles per hour. If and when these particles reach Earth, it can disru ...

Short Wave's scientist-in-residence Regina G. Barber talks to solar physicist Dr. Samaiyah Farid about what's now known as the Carrington event and about what may happen the next time a massive ...

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.

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 ...

To learn about what a really significant solar storm can do, look no further than the Carrington Event of 1859. The Carrington Event is named after British astronomer Richard Carrington ...

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 ...

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.