Scientists have identified the most powerful solar storm ever recorded, an extreme event that struck Earth around 12,350 BC, ...

An ongoing strong geomagnetic storm from the Sun created displays of Northern Lights across parts of the U.S. overnight into ...

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 ...

Today's tech-driven world faces an outsize risk from solar storms, with a 14,000-year-old solar storm setting our computerised world up for disaster. The event may cause catastrophic damage to ...

A surprise solar storm turned a NASA simulation into a real-world space weather crisis. As the Gannon geomagnetic storm ...

Solar storms can disrupt power grids, cause radio blackouts, and endanger nuclear facilities, with past events like the Carrington Event serving as stark reminders. Despite growing technological ...

The outbursts this week may be signaling that the sun is ramping up its activity. Wednesday’s solar storm peaked around 4:25 a.m. ET, when the sun fired off a huge X-class flare, hurling streams ...

Solar storms batter Earth every year, creating the occasional aurora and sometimes even paralyzing power grids. But these common phenomena pale in comparison to a monstrous event that inundated the ...

A first-of its-kind space weather "tabletop" exercise has revealed major weaknesses in America's preparedness for severe solar storms. In May 2024, participants representing local and national ...

When the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's Space Weather Prediction Center (SWPC) issued a geomagnetic storm watch for a pretty powerful solar event on Mother's Day Weekend and I ...

NASA has issued a warning about a strong solar storm heading toward Earth, which could hit the U.S. and disrupt power grids, satellites, GPS systems, and radio communications across the country.