After a period of relative quiet on the surface of the sun, it is ramping up again in an era of high activity. It could ...

Space weather can be a silent threat, its effects often invisible until disaster strikes. Yet, as humanity grows more ...

A strong solar flare-up could bring auroras to the far north, and might even be visible in some U.S. states on Thursday.

Researchers discover hidden solar tornadoes that can disrupt Earth's systems - revealing why current space weather warnings ...

The recent solar storm that lit up the skies with breathtaking auroras didn't just create a vibrant spectacle; it also had tangible, down-to-earth impacts, especially for farmers. Solar storms occur ...

Now that the charged particles are separated from each other ... coronal mass ejections are short-lived but extreme. You can think of them as solar storms. Solar storms also involve one important ...

ORLANDO, Fla. – NASA and NOAA are launching a powerful new tool called the SWFO-L1 satellite, which stands for “Space Weather Follow-On at Lagrange Point 1,″ to help us better understand and prepare ...

A much longer sky pattern involves Earth’s 25,720-year precession, the shifting in the direction of our poles. Once in that cycle, Polaris becomes the truest, most prominent pole star. It will reach ...

A new “cannibal” solar storm may bring the northern lights back to Spain’s skies for the first time in over 20 years.

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