Researchers at Kerala University have unearthed vital historical data that sheds new light on the 1859 Carrington Event, one of most intense geomagnetic storms.

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 ...

Solar flares measured around X1 — like the May 13 and 14 events — indicate strong flare intensity. An X10 flare is described as as a severe event, according to NOAA.

The event also came less than a day after another strong solar flare was released from the sun. Here's what to know about solar flares.

A strong solar flare erupted from the sun's surface, impacting radio transmissions on Earth's sunlit side on Tuesday.

Would a powerful solar storm knock out electronics in planes? A storm as powerful as the Carrington event of 1859 might cause some issues, says a reader, but modern planes have a lot of safeguards ...

Meta description: The sun released over 50 X-class solar flares in 2024, here we take a look at the 10 most explosive events.

Dubbed the Carrington Event, the flare challenged perceptions of Earth's relationship with the sun, heavily impacting early technology. Today, the solar-terrestrial connection, primarily driven by ...