Previous experience shows that a solar flare - a burst of radiation from the ... that the blackout could have been triggered by ‘EMP weapons’ – nuclear arsenal which, when tested in space ...

A massive burst of solar wind that erupted from the sun Tuesday is expected ... that a significant collapse of the grid precipitated by a major natural or man-made EMP [electro-magnetic pulse] event ...

water supply and food production are all vulnerable to a major solar flare or an electromagnetic pulse from a nuclear detonation, another expert says. "Our electrical infrastructures are so ubiquitous ...

X2.7-class eruption from sunspot AR4087 disrupts radio signals as the active region rotates toward Earth, raising the risk of ...

The solar flares are bursts of magnetic energy and can impact power, communication, and navigation systems on Earth.

The sun has released several powerful M- and X-class solar flares over the past few days, resulting in radio blackouts around ...

A powerful solar flare erupted early Tuesday, disrupting radio signals across Earth, said the NOAA Space Weather Prediction ...

Aisling O'Hare, who led the study, told Newsweek she's "excited" about what the science world can learn from the data.

The culprit? A fiery X2.7-class solar flare that erupted from sunspot AR4087 early Tuesday morning (May 14), sending charged particles and plasma hurtling toward Earth. And experts warn ...