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

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.

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

Our sun has been recently making news headlines as we’re still in a strong solar cycle that has generated numerous solar flares and coronal mass ejections (CMEs).

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

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

A mysterious snow falls silently over Buenos Aires, killing anything it touches within seconds. This chilling event from The ...

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.

At the same time, a giant sunspot has emerged on the solar surface and sent several flares and CMEs in Earth's direction ...