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The next solar maximum is forecasted for July 2025, marking the peak of Solar Cycle 25. Scientists expect an increase in sunspots, solar flares, and coronal mass ejections. These could disrupt ...
In its closest-ever dive into the Sun’s atmosphere, NASA’s Parker Solar Probe has returned stunning new images and data that ...
Thousands of solar tornadoes swirl above the sun’s surface at any given moment. These remarkable photos give us a glimpse at these stunning cosmic phenomena.
A succession of powerful solar eruptions in early May last year triggered the most powerful solar storm to hit Earth in 20 ...
A new U.K.-led satellite mission concept aims to strengthen the country's position in space weather observation and ...
Solar storm has potential to disrupt satellites, power grid. Don't expect anything like that this time around. “We are not anticipating that," Dahl said Friday.
A solar storm — a disturbance in Earth’s magnetic field caused by changes in solar wind — is forecast to hit Earth this week, the Space Weather Prediction Center (SWPC) has warned.
Huge solar storm to blame for colossal global blackouts — and there are more to come, experts say By . Marissa Matozzo. Published May 14, 2025, 5:10 p.m. ET.
The most disruptive solar storm ever recorded came in 1859. Known as the "Carrington Event," it generated shimmering auroras that were visible as far south as Mexico and Hawaii.
The biggest solar storm to hit the United States in more than two decades is underway — with impacts to begin Friday evening. That means Americans as far south as Illinois — or even Alabama ...
A solar storm will make the northern lights visible to most of the US -- including the New York City area -- Friday night for the first time in nearly two decades.
During a solar storm, when our ionosphere is disturbed, those signals get distorted, much the way light bends when it passes through water, leading to location inaccuracies of tens or, ...