From asteroids the size of football stadiums to nuclear war and man-made pandemics, it can seem as if humankind is in ...

In its closest-ever dive into the Sun’s atmosphere, NASA’s Parker Solar Probe has returned stunning new images and data that ...

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 Maximum 2025 is the expected peak of solar activity in Solar Cycle 25, characterized by heightened sunspots, solar ...

The Kent Amateur Radio Society team meets outside President Chris Cote's bus configured to receive satellite communications.

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Scientists are keeping a close eye on the sun. We know that the sun goes through cycles of activity, and 2025 is expected to be a time when the sun is very active. This means more sunspots and big ...

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

Last week, the sun spat out the strongest solar flare of the year so far, a burst of radiation and light that caused brief radio blackouts on the sunlit side of the Earth. Despite its impressive ...

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.

From the Magazine Solar flares in May 2024 revealed Earth’s vulnerability to space weather by Debra Werner February 12, 2025 ...