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

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 ...

Flares and solar eruptions can impact radio communications, electric power grids, and even pose risks to spacecraft and astronauts." ...

Some 13,000 years ago, the sun emitted a huge belch of radiation that bombarded Earth and left its imprint in ancient tree rings. That solar storm was the most powerful one ever recorded. The next ...

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

Solar storms pose a real threat to today’s technology. Even smaller ones can disrupt satellites, power grids and GPS systems.

now known as the Carrington Event, was caused by at least one, or possibly two, coronal mass ejections (CME). These are immense eruptions of solar material that often follow a solar flare.

Scientists have discovered how solar activity affects the velocity distribution and evolution of helium pickup ions.

FLORIDA — On Monday, April 8, skywatchers got to witness a rare celestial delight and something that will not be seen again over North American skies for more than 20 years: A total solar eclipse.