An ongoing strong geomagnetic storm from the Sun has created displays of Northern Lights across parts of the U.S. this week.

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 ...

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

A curious discovery during a routine pipe inspection in Oviedo, a city just north of Orlando, has local residents buzzing online after municipal crews spotted a 5-foot alligator relaxing deep ...

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Specialists indicated that any impact would likely increase auroral activity and could trigger a minor geomagnetic storm. An image of a solar prominence, also know as a solar filament. An image of ...

The most powerful solar particle storm known to date struck Earth in 12350 BC, according to a new study that sets a “new worst case scenario” for humanity from such colossal space weather events.

Although no solar storm took place on the day of the Spanish blackout, experts worry that the multitude of possible explanations behind such events could delay response times and exacerbate their ...

When the solar material reaches Earth, geomagnetic storms can occur, producing the aurora borealis, also known as the northern lights. While some scientists believe that the current Solar Cycle 25 ...