Would the explosion of 93 million miles of plasma interfere with power grids and GPS and light up the night sky in glowing ...

A solar cycle is a roughly 11-year periodic change in the Sun characterized by variations in the number and intensity of sunspots, as well as a flipping of its magnetic poles.

"Floridians value independence," said James Darenkamp, a retired U.S. Navy captain, per Florida Politics. "With solar and ...

The European Space Agency’s Swarm mission detected an unexpected spike in high-energy protons over Earth’s poles during a geomagnetic storm in November. This temporary surge in proton levels, though ...

Studies have warned that solar storms can take out the navigational and communications systems of satellites, which enable them to manoeuvre away from each other and prevent collisions. Even a single ...

NEW YORK — Space weather forecasters issued an alert on Tuesday for incoming severe solar storms that could produce colorful northern lights and temporarily disrupt communications. In the past few ...

NEW YORK — Space weather forecasters issued an alert on Tuesday for incoming severe solar storms that could produce colorful northern lights and temporarily disrupt communications. The same solar ...

For two nights, dazzling auroras delighted sky-gazers in unexpected places, including in the US as far south as Florida. The cause: dual solar storms unleashed by the sun reaching Earth. A severe ...

Without photosynthesis we wouldn’t have food because it converts energy from the sun into chemical energy for the food chains. Image by Tim Sandle Without photosynthesis we wouldn’t have food because ...