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

Last week, the sun spat out the strongest solar flare of the year so far, a burst of radiation and light that caused brief ...

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 ...

Flares and solar eruptions can impact radio communications, electric power grids, and even pose risks to spacecraft and ...

During this phase, solar flares ... Earth, potentially disrupting satellites, aviation, and power networks. The most powerful event on record, known as the Carrington Event, struck in 1859.

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

Last week, the sun spat out the strongest solar flare of the ... field slams into the Earth's, it can spark geomagnetic storms that disrupt critical infrastructure. In 1859, that was telegraph ...

On Sunday and Monday, a widespread display of the northern lights will dance across parts of the U.S., including.

Aurora conditions may be strong enough over the next few nights that the northern lights could be seen visually and with cameras. Here’s when to look up and gaze at the sky.

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

For D.C.-area aurora chasers are recommended to scan the northern horizon visually and with a smartphone/camera starting as ...

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