Forecasters of space weather keep an eye on the sun to stay ahead of eruptions of solar material that have the ability to ...

Scientits have described how a solar flare could have a devastating impact on the world's communications and what States ...

Scientists have found evidence of the most powerful storm in history, which hit Earth in 14,300 years ago. It would cause ...

NASA and NOAA are urging operators of critical systems to remain vigilant, with more solar activity expected as AR4087 moves further across the sun's surface.

A solar radiation storm struck Earth 14,300 years ago, showering the planet with high-energy particles and leaving a spike in ...

The ancient event, over 500 times stronger than any modern storm, would be devastating were it to happen today.

Incredible video from the European Space Agency reveals just how close Earth was to a direct hit from the 'bird wing' solar eruption.

A first-of a-kind space weather "tabletop" exercise has revealed major weaknesses in America's preparedness for major solar ...

"The ancient event in 12350 BCE is the only known extreme solar particle event outside of the Holocene epoch, the past ...

POWER CUTS THAT plunged most of Spain and Portugal into blackout conditions have been incorrectly blamed on solar flares by online commentators, despite no significant solar activity being recorded ...

Instead of worrying only about rare storms like the 1859 Carrington event ... For example, consider May 10 and 11, 2024, when dozens of solar flares sent at least five coronal mass ejections ...

On a hot and humid Florida night in late August 1859, the sky suddenly lit up ... his eyes on the Sun and its various sunspots and solar flares. Get the Popular Science daily newsletter💡 ...