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 visible ...

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

Threats from space aren't always obvious, but statistically, it's only a matter of time before one of them happens. One of ...

Space.com, which first reported the images, notes that this kind of Halloween-themed coincidence isn't new. The Sun has shown ...

A ‘cannibal solar storm’ is hitting Earth on Sept. 1. The storm is called as such because the sun is expected to release two solar ejections, and one will engulf the other. "There’s a chance that we ...

Skywatchers in up to 18 U.S. states could witness auroras in the coming days as a "moderate" geomagnetic storm rocks Earth's magnetic field, starting on Friday (June 13). On Wednesday (June 11), the ...

A solar storm occurs when the magnetic fields of the sun get twisted enough from its rotation that they snap. When this happens, they release massive amounts of energy into space. We are not in direct ...

The event could affect power grids and GPS. Earth is in the midst of a moderate solar storm – but will it be strong enough to cause technology disruptions? The National Oceanic and Atmospheric ...

Charged particles from the Sun fueled a strong geomagnetic storm from late Sunday into Monday, delivering impressive displays of Northern Lights as far south as the Midwest. On Sunday, NOAA’s Space ...