Data collected from a once-defunct NASA satellite show that Earth grew two extra radiation belts following a supercharged ...

A NASA satellite that suddenly reappeared after going silent gets credit for the remarkable discovery—a pair of temporary ...

The largest solar storm in two decades hit Earth in May 2024. For several days, wave after wave of high-energy charged ...

The largest solar storm in two decades hit Earth in May 2024. For several days, wave after wave of high-energy charged ...

If the solar storm hits this weekend, auroras could be visible ... Auroras occur when charged particles from the sun collide with Earth's magnetic field, or magnetosphere. These particles skate ...

The 500,000-mile wide hole has cracked open the sun's atmosphere, leaving a gap over 62 times the diameter of Earth from ...

Auroras have long mystified humanity. Now that we know what they are and why they happen, we can better predict how best to ...

Key PointsThe May 2024 solar storm created two new temporary belts of high-energy particles surrounding Earth.Such belts have ...

Auroral activity is best seen between 10 p.m. and 2 a.m. local time while at a high vantage point away from light pollution, ...

Traditional methods which rely on human analysis of solar images and data, often provide less accurate and timely forecasts.

The unpredictability of the activity on the Sun is one of the challenges that faces modern solar physicists. The impact of ...

The largest solar storm in two decades hit Earth in May 2024. For several days, wave after wave of high-energy charged particles from the sun rocked the planet. Brilliant auroras engulfed the ...