Solar storms pose a rising threat to power grids, satellites, and communications. Experts call for urgent preventive measures ...
"Some of the extreme ultraviolet light above active regions flickers erratically for a few hours before a solar flare," ...
These storms are measured by something called the Disturbance Storm Time index, a negative measurement of the strength of ...
Having an early-warning system for solar flares could help us protect infrastructure and technology here on Earth as well as astronauts in space from the effects of the high-energy solar radiation.
triggering some explosive solar storms and colorful auroras. Here are 10 of our favorite solar outbursts this year. As a result, sunspots have constantly littered the sun's surface this year in ...
New study reveals the potential for advance warning of powerful solar flares from the Sun, providing crucial hours to protect ...
There were significantly more X-class solar flares in 2024 than any other year for at least three decades. The arrival of ...
Bareh, A. and Chetia, B. (2025) Comprehensive Analysis of the Ionospheric Response to the 2015 Geomagnetic Storms over ...
A powerful X1.8 solar flare erupted on January 4, 2025, and was recorded at its peak—7:48 a.m. ET—by NOAA’s Solar Ultraviolet ...
While technical systems are expected to experience only moderate effects during the storm, the solar flare that triggered these CMEs caused a brief shortwave radio blackout over parts of Africa ...
As we approach solar maximum, the solar flares are coming faster and faster. Mostly, it means Earthbound viewers get more than our normal share of nights illuminated by the aurora. More intense ...
There's a chance solar storms may bring northern lights to several northern U.S states just in time for the new year. Research by scientists at the University of Houston is changing our ...