The planet is experiencing the most powerful solar event since 2003—and it's bringing spectacular Northern Lights.
Earth's magnetic field was struck by a "severe" solar storm Monday (Jan. 19), triggering vibrant auroras in the U.S. and ...
Just as avalanches on snowy mountains start with the movement of a small quantity of snow, the ESA-led Solar Orbiter ...
Federal forecasters are warning that a powerful X-class solar flare could trigger strong radio blackouts and strain power ...
Solar Orbiter captured the most detailed view of a solar flare, observing the build-up of events that lead to the explosion.
Solar Orbiter has captured the clearest evidence yet that a solar flare grows through a cascading “magnetic avalanche.” Small, weak magnetic disturbances rapidly multiplied, triggering stronger and ...
A rare solar storm, the strongest in over 20 years, disrupted signals and lit skies with vivid auroras worldwide, raising ...
Solar flares are powerful bursts of radiation. A SWPC report added that the storm calmed and reached G4 status again on ...
F or all of its life-sustaining energy, the sun is pretty chaotic. Roiling plasma covers its surface along with fluidic snarls of magnetic fields that birth solar flares. These fiery outbursts occur ...