As the sun rotates, the magnetic fields that emanate from it bend as they flow passed the planets in its orbit, creating a spiral structure known as the Parker Spiral. Charged particles from a ...
The sunspot responsible for generating the strongest magnetic storm in two decades is returning with a vengeance this week, ...
Blasts of energetic particles from the surface of the sun are now bombarding the Earth and could trigger electrical blackouts and interfere with GPS, radio transmissions and satellite ...
Aurora viewers will want to keep their eyes on the sky this weekend as solar flares from the Sun are hurling towards Earth. NOAA has upgraded a geomagnetic solar storm watch from a Level 3 ...
A severe geomagnetic storm that hit Earth has the potential to knock out power and electronics this weekend, but it could also bring a spectacular light show from the aurora borealis as far south ...
On Friday, Earth was hit by the strongest geomagnetic storm in 20 years. Intense solar activity sent bursts of radiation toward Earth, causing fluctuations in the upper atmosphere that led to ...
For the first time in 19 years, a "severe" solar storm warning has been issued for several plumes of solar material about to slam into the Earth. These five coronal mass ejections (CMEs) were spat ...
A severe solar storm this weekend brought a dazzling display of the Northern Lights that could be seen across Europe and as far south as Alabama in the US, while threatening to trigger blackouts ...
The sun released another powerful stream of energized particles toward Earth early Tuesday, causing blackouts over the U.S. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) showed ...
High frequency radio blackouts were also observed throughout Asia, eastern Europe, and eastern Africa shortly after an X-class solar flare peaked in the early hours of Friday morning, according to ...