Scientists say a train of CMEs could impact Earth's magnetic field Oct. 15–17, bringing a chance of northern lights across ...

The northern lights have a higher than usual chance of appearing for viewers in some northern states, according to the ...

In the final hours of Christmas Day, the sun fired off four solar flares within less than three hours. The biggest flare of the series, recorded at a M7.3, erupted from sunspot region AR3938 on Dec.

Space weather forecasting is decades behind Earth’s meteorology. Learn what makes auroras so unpredictable—and the real-time ...

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Credit: Hillary K Grigonis An active sunspot could give photographers another reason to ...

The multicolored phenomenon known as the northern lights are an easily explained scientific reaction that typically takes ...

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

There is a chance for some geomagnetic storms, potentially making the phenomenon visible in more states, forecasters said.

All aboard the solar storm train! Two coronal mass ejections (CMEs) are on track to strike Earth with glancing blows on Jan. 24-25. The first CME was released during an M-class solar flare eruption on ...

The storm could interrupt high-frequency radio transmissions, such as by aircraft trying to communicate with distant traffic control towers. Most commercial aircraft can use satellite transmission as ...

Just like Earth, our cosmic neighbor Mars sometimes has auroras dance across its night sky. In March 2024, NASA’s Perseverance Mars rover imaged visible-light auroras for the first time during a major ...

Several M-class solar flares erupt within just a few hours late Dec. 25. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. In the final hours of ...