May 10, 2024 · Planet Earth is getting rocked by the biggest solar storm in decades – and the potential effects have those people in charge of power grids, communications systems and satellites on edge.

Oct 2, 2024 · Radiation from Tuesday's supercharged flare bypassed Earth's magnetic shield, or magnetosphere, and ionized the upper parts of the upper atmosphere, creating a temporary radio blackout above...

Oct 13, 2023 · So it should come as no surprise that a team at NASA has been busily applying AI models to solar storm data to develop an early warning system that they think could give the planet about 30 minutes' notice before a potentially devastating solar storm hits a particular area.

Nov 8, 2023 · Solar flares disrupt Earth's magnetic field when they hit the planet, causing issues with power and GPS. But if a major solar storm hit Earth, the consequences could be catastrophic.

Jul 29, 2021 · How about solar magnetic storms, which are due to reach a cyclical peak in 2025—and could cause widespread havoc and trillions of dollars of damage on Earth. These storms reach a violent peak every 11 years, when the sun’s magnetic poles reverse and billions of tons of magnetically charged matter are expelled into the solar system.

Oct 4, 2024 · The Sun just unleashed the most powerful flare we've seen in seven years. On October 3, a flare measured at a strength of X9.0 exploded right in the middle of the solar disk. Even more excitingly, it was accompanied by what is known as a halo coronal mass ejection – one that is ejected straight at Earth.

Sep 19, 2023 · A giant explosion lashed out from the sun this week, sending a flood of solar material careening toward Earth faster than forecasters realized.

Dec 18, 2024 · Earth was struck by a mass of charged particles from the sun late Monday night, triggering a minor geomagnetic storm and dazzling displays of the Northern Lights.

Oct 16, 2024 · A surprise announcement from scientists involved in monitoring the solar cycle has finally confirmed that the sun's most active and dangerous phase — solar maximum — is already well underway ...

Nov 16, 2023 · In the Tom Hanks movie Finch, a massive solar flare destroys the ozone layer, annihilating almost all life on Earth (and leading to the invention of annoying robots). While a mass coronal...