NOAA's Space Weather Prediction Center said strong (G3) geomagnetic storm levels were reached early Thursday based on NOAA's ...

Some 13,000 years ago, the sun emitted a huge belch of radiation that bombarded Earth and left its imprint in ancient tree rings. That solar storm was the most powerful one ever recorded. The next ...

A curious discovery during a routine pipe inspection in Oviedo, a city just north of Orlando, has local residents buzzing online after municipal crews spotted a 5-foot alligator relaxing deep ...

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Specialists indicated that any impact would likely increase auroral activity and could trigger a minor geomagnetic storm. An image of a solar prominence, also know as a solar filament. An image of ...

The most powerful solar particle storm known to date struck Earth in 12350 BC, according to a new study that sets a “new worst case scenario” for humanity from such colossal space weather events.

Although no solar storm took place on the day of the Spanish blackout, experts worry that the multitude of possible explanations behind such events could delay response times and exacerbate their ...

When the solar material reaches Earth, geomagnetic storms can occur, producing the aurora borealis, also known as the northern lights. While some scientists believe that the current Solar Cycle 25 ...

Solar storms batter Earth every year, creating the occasional aurora and sometimes even paralyzing power grids. But these common phenomena pale in comparison to a monstrous event that inundated the ...