A solar storm is a catchall term that describes any disturbance in the sun that involves the violent ejection of solar material into space. This can come in the form of coronal mass ejections, where ...

NASA has always made it a point to encourage us citizen scientists to lend them a hand. Right now, they could really use your ...

Scientists Just Recorded a First-of-Its-Kind Solar Event, With Real Impacts on Earth ...

A moderate geomagnetic storm can cause minor issues for satellites, GPS signals and high-frequency radio communication. Some power grid systems in higher-latitude countries may also see small ...

The planet is experiencing the most powerful solar event since 2003—and it's bringing spectacular Northern Lights.

A G1 geomagnetic storm is forecast for February 15 as a CME and high-speed solar wind reach Earth, increasing chances of Northern Lights at higher latitudes.

Earth is currently under bombardment from one of the most powerful geomagnetic storm categories the Sun can unleash. Thanks to a giant eruption on the Sun and a large opening in its atmosphere, we're ...

India's Aditya-L1 mission has uncovered why Earth's magnetic field behaved strangely during recent solar storms. A new study explains how polar electric currents reached the equator.

Richard Carrington’s name has long been connected with the most intense solar storm ever recorded, but his face was unknown ...

Powerful solar activity released by the sun is heading for Earth and it's likely to create dazzling auroral displays in unexpected areas Monday evening and early Tuesday morning. It could also disrupt ...

Coronagraphs are telescopes equipped with an occulting disk to block out the overwhelming radiation emanated from the visible surface of the Sun, along with optical stops and filters that are ...