Solar flares with ratings between X5 and X8.7 impacted Earth in May 2024, allowing the auroras to be seen as far south as Florida and the Caribbean. In 2003, a similarly powerful event, ...

AR4048, a still-emerging sunspot that has yet to fully rotate to face Earth, has been crackling with activity, consistently firing off solar flares. Space weather forecasters are closely monitoring ...

If you've ever wondered what keeps space weather physicists up at night, it's this. A solar superstorm, strong enough to cause an 'internet apocalypse', knock out satellites and cripple clean ...

If you buy through a BGR link, we may earn an affiliate commission, helping support our expert product labs. Earth was hit by a massive X-class solar flare, creating an hour-long radio blackout in ...

The storm arrives after days of solar flares that reportedly sent bursts of plasma and magnetic fields towards Earth, prompting a watch that could trigger flashy light displays and communication ...

Solar flares three times more powerful than what we've seen in modern times may have produced the chemistry needed for life to develop by pummeling the Earth with charged particles 4 billion years ...

The sun has been active in recent weeks, with active geomagnetic storms occurring in the northern regions of the U.S. The X1.1 solar flare on Friday shows that it is likely not Earth-directed.

AR4048, a still-emerging sunspot that has yet to fully rotate to face Earth, has been crackling with activity, consistently firing off solar flares. Space weather forecasters are closely ...

Credit: NASA / SDO and the AIA, EVE, and HMI science teams, helioviewer.org The sun has once again unleashed a powerful solar flare ... have a greater impact on Earth, as AR4046 has now moved ...