A coronal mass ejection hurtling from the sun toward Earth could trigger a geomagnetic storm, making the northern lights visible in up to 18 US states ...

A few hours later, on September 2, the most powerful solar storm ever recorded crashed into the Earth's atmosphere. Our magnetic field was immediately overpowered and created chaos around the world.

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.

Science Huge solar storm to blame for colossal global blackouts — and there are more to come, experts say By Marissa Matozzo Published May 14, 2025, 5:10 p.m. ET ...

Modeling Solar Events Using a chemistry-climate model designed to reconstruct ancient solar particle storms — and verified using tree rings — the researchers calculated that the 12,350 B.C ...

The current solar storm resulted from an eruption from a filament, which is a magnetic field suspended above the sun's surface that contains billions of tons of solar material, Shawn Dahl ...

Scientists say knowing the Bz component of an oncoming CME can make a significant difference in helping us prepare for the effects of a solar storm. "We need to start predicting what Bz is going ...

Wednesday’s solar storm peaked around 4:25 a.m. ET, when the sun fired off a huge X-class flare, hurling streams of plasma and charged particles into the cosmos.

The northern lights may be visible in parts of the U.S. tonight following weekend solar storms, forecasters said. The sun burped out a huge burst of energy called a coronal mass ejection last week ...