The universe is a vast, mysterious place, filled with phenomena that can both awe and alarm us. Among these cosmic events, ...

Space experts are watching a sunspot region known as AR4046 which recently produced a significant solar flare and coronal mass ejection that had the potential to be as significant as the solar storm ...

The Carrington Event of 1859 offers a stark reminder of what a massive solar storm can do. During that event, telegraph ...

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Aurora viewing forecast for March 26-27, 2025. (FOX Weather) So far this week, the SWPC has reported G1 and G2 conditions from this solar storm. During a solar storm of this level, Northern Lights ...

A coronal mass ejection (CME) from a powerful solar blast on March 1 is racing toward Earth, with the potential to spark a geomagnetic storm and subsequent impressive northern lights overnight and ...

According to NOAA, CMEs are explosions of plasma and magnetic fields from the sun’s corona which cause geometric storms when they are directed at Earth. Getty Are Solar Storms Dangerous to ...

The "severe" solar storm in effect has the potential to trigger the northern lights, causing a stunning display of colors visible from parts of the U.S. Skyler Caruso is a Writer and Reporter of ...

No solar superstorm as powerful as the 1859 event has occurred since, so it is difficult to calculate what impact a comparable storm might have on today’s more wired world. A hint came with the ...

It was a strong solar storm that recently made the Northern Lights visible across the Northern Hemisphere. While Earth's atmosphere and magnetic field protect the planet from these solar events ...

During a solar storm of this level ... the feature will again face Earth and smack us again with these super-speed particles.