Solar flares largely go unnoticed, but that doesn't mean there aren't dangerous ones that could impact life on Earth.
The X1.1 eruption briefly disrupted radio communications across the daylight side of Earth.
Multiple CMEs are heading toward Earth, with G1-G2 geomagnetic storm conditions possible as the holiday weekend begins.
A team at the Applied Physics Lab is working to understand the complex science behind predicting invisible threats that can ...
Forecasters expect a coronal mass ejection and a powerful X-class solar flare could impact the Earth starting on Thursday.
The northern lights could mean lights out for the infrastructure we rely on.
Three solar flares burst from the sun this week, raising the chances of seeing the northern lights for people across the United States.
For six and a half days in July 2024, the balloon-borne solar observatory Sunrise III kept its gaze fixed on the sun. The ...
On top of fireworks for America 250 celebrations in the U.S., the sky may have its own fireworks show, with the northern lights making an appearance. On Tuesday, the sun woke up with an X1.1 flare ...
Here’s what you’ll learn when you read this story: Warped magnetic fields in the lower corona are what directly give rise to coronal mass ejections. When these stressed, unstable magnetic fields twist ...
This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — The sun produced ...