American astrophysicist George Ellery Hale gained fame by building the largest telescope in the world ... clear in 1859 that ...

Are the Northern Lights dangerous? Solar storms in May and October saw intense displays of aurora borealis across the U.S.

Aug. 5, 2024 — A groundbreaking study has revealed that red dwarf stars can produce stellar flares that carry ... of exactly when a violent solar eruption may hit Earth. Scientists say ...

A small but mighty cluster of sunspots have made their biggest mark yet on Earth's magnetosphere—and on the radio signals ...

Solar flares are not directly responsible for the aurora borealis. The lights are caused by a phenomenon known as coronal ...

A November 6 solar flare hit X2.3-class in strength, causing Atlantic radio blackouts, with more potentially on the way if further solar flares are released.

Near solar maximum, frequent solar flares blast away some of the cosmic rays that would otherwise hit Earth. Evidence for ... t actually know how powerful the largest was, because it totally ...

Understanding solar flares is important for predicting space ... and affect the power grid on Earth.” The “slip-running” reconnections of the sun’s magnetic field lines – the term ...

The sun has been rather quiet of late but has since roared back to life with a major X-class solar flare eruption ... rotate westward and face Earth." When CMEs hit Earth they can trigger ...

Researchers have found that the vast majority of meteorites that plummet through the Earth's atmosphere ... one of the largest objects in the solar system's asteroid belt, while the origin ...

A NASA image capturing the strongest solar flare ... shape of the Earth’s protective magnetic field – the same reason auroras are usually seen in high latitudes.) But the largest solar storm ...

The sun has reached its "solar maximum period," which is a state of heightened activity in its 11-year solar cycle. It's normal, but will almost certainly bring more solar storms — the type that can ...