WE'RE DUE FOR ANOTHER CARRINGTON EVENT On September 1, 1859, astronomer Richard Carrington was observing a huge sunspot.

Space weather forecasters say northern lights may be visible in parts of the northern United States following weekend solar ...

A recent forecast by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration shows that several northern states may see the ...

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

1, 1859, amateur astronomers Richard Carrington ... NASA spacecraft successfully completes closest-ever approach to the sun The solar storm knocked out GPS equipment on farms — and it could ...

Scientists have uncovered the most powerful solar storm ever, resetting what we know about space weather limits.

In 1859, a severe solar storm triggered auroras as far south as Hawaii and caught telegraph lines on fire in a rare event. And a 1972 solar storm may have detonated magnetic U.S. sea mines off the ...