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

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 storms pose a real threat to today’s technology. Even smaller ones can disrupt satellites, power grids and GPS systems.

The Northern Lights (aurora borealis) may be seen in 15 northern U.S. states this week, with a geomagnetic storm forecast for ...