These storms are measured by something called the Disturbance Storm Time index, a negative measurement of the strength of ...

There were significantly more X-class solar flares in 2024 than any other year for at least three decades. The arrival of ...

A giant sculpture inspired by the sun is to go on display at National Trust locations this year. Helios, named after the ancient Greek mythological god who personified the sun, is by acclaimed artist ...

Stars like our own Sun produce “superflares” around once every 100 years, surprising astronomers who had previously estimated that such events occurred only every 3000 to 6000 years. The result, from ...

At the start of this new year, we look back at close-up pictures and solar flare data recorded by the ESA-led Solar Orbiter ...

More strong solar storms are still expected throughout 2025 and potentially even into 2026, giving us a greater chance of seeing the northern lights.

After witnessing the array of Northern Lights as far south as Colorado, we discuss how Coronal Mass Ejections (CME) are formed and what impact they have on Earth.

The northern lights could once again grace US skies over the coming days. A minor geomagnetic storm is projected to impact ...

The sun fired off an X1.2-class solar flare on Friday (Jan. 3), triggering radio blackouts throughout parts of the South ...

As a freelancer, Brian has written hundreds of articles to help individuals, businesses and our planet benefit from solar power and sustainable energy systems. Shannon is a freelance editor for ...

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 ...

in that they fired two flares in the general direction of the residence of the Prime Minister, knowing that security personnel were in the vicinity, in a reckless or negligent manner, which was ...