Simulation in preparation for Sentinel-1D shows that satellites would be destroyed when faced with a super solar storm.

Space weather can be a silent threat, its effects often invisible until disaster strikes. Yet, as humanity grows more dependent on satellites for everything from communication to navigation, ...

New ESA simulations suggest that a solar storm on par with the 1859 Carrington Event could wreak havoc on Earth-orbiting ...

For a long stretch of time, scientists were under the impression that our star was slowly entering hibernation. Known as the "deep solar minimum," this period started in the 1980s and ended in 2008.

Today, the Earth could feel the effects of three X-class solar flares that erupted off the solar surface earlier this week. Coupled with last night's full moon (visible on the East Coast) this Friday ...

— -- The biggest solar storm in five years is expected to bombard the Earth on Thursday, potentially upsetting airplane flights, GPS systems and electric power grids. The first effects of the ...

(CNN) -- A powerful solar storm is expected to reach Earth on Monday evening, potentially triggering a display of northern lights across the northern hemisphere. The stunning wave of auroras may be ...

The sun is a dynamic part of our solar system, and it throws plasma and radiation out into space regularly. But not all of ...

NASA measures radiation over Greenland to improve aviation safety and validate models that predict cosmic doses polar flight routes.

No communication or navigation, faulty electronics and collision risk. At ESA's mission control in Darmstadt, teams faced a ...

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