The best times to view the northern lights are between 10 p.m. and 2 a.m. local time, according to NOAA. Ensuring a dark setting is the best way to see the aurora. Getting away from light pollution, ...
Flickering coronal "loops" on the Sun are warning signs of a coming solar eruption, paving the way for better space weather ...
Images captured by NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory have revealed that "coronal loops" give off subtle flashes of ...
Aurora chasers are on high alert as a minor geomagnetic storm is expected to hit Earth soon, potentially triggering ...
The sun is at the peak of its 11-year cycle. That means an uptick in solar flares will lead to more chances to see the northern lights over the next couple of years.
Solar storms pose a rising threat to power grids, satellites, and communications. Experts call for urgent preventive measures ...
Flickering coronal loops in the Sun's outer atmosphere could act as an early warning system for solar flares, according to ...
There were significantly more X-class solar flares in 2024 than any other year for at least three decades. The arrival of ...
In August, the number of visible sunspots on the solar surface hit a 23-year high ... we can only properly see solar flares on the side of the sun facing Earth, although some farside explosions ...
When a sunspot is pointed towards the Earth, and it erupts, most often solar flares hit the Earth’s atmosphere within minutes. This can cause varying effects on our satellites, GPS, and even ...
(Photo by Ross Harried/NurPhoto via Getty Images) The Northern Lights forecast is looking up in the wake of a series of several large solar X-ray flares ... interacts with Earth's magnetic ...
Earth’s elliptical orbit causes slight variations in solar energy, with about 7% more sunlight reaching Earth during perihelion than aphelion. So, is Earth hotter in January than in July?