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

For D.C.-area aurora chasers are recommended to scan the northern horizon visually and with a smartphone/camera starting as ...

For D.C.-area aurora chasers are recommended to scan the northern horizon visually and with a smartphone/camera starting as ...

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

The solar particle event of 14,300 years ago is in a different class than the famous Carrington event in September 1859, when astronomer Richard C. Carrington observed the most powerful solar ...

The Washington Wizards are hoping to see more growth from rookie point guard Bub Carrington after the first half of his inaugural season in the NBA. Bleacher Report writer Dan Favale has been ...

Marchant: Yeah. So the Carrington Event, that was an incredibly powerful solar storm, and that enabled the British astronomer Richard Carrington to link the lights that he saw with solar activity.

Across the Atlantic Ocean in England, a wealthy amateur astronomer named Richard Carrington was also watching the cosmos. However, Carrington had his eyes on the Sun and its various sunspots and ...

Martin Connors has received funding from NSERC, Canada Foundation for Innovation, and Canadian Space Agency. Since ancient times, the sun has been known as a giver of light and heat, a source of life.

In 1859 on Sept. 1, the sun experienced a solar storm episode that was observed by solar astronomer Richard Carrington that ended up bearing his name – the Carrington Event. This was a watershed ...

became known as the Carrington Event, in honor of English amateur astronomer Richard Carrington, who determined that a major coronal mass ejection (CME) was to blame for these curious happenings.

It is referred to as the Carrington Event, named after Richard Carrington, an astronomer who witnessed the flare on the sun. The CME that was responsible for the geomagnetic storms in May was ...