In extreme cases, these storms can induce electrical currents and affect power infrastructure. The last significant geomagnetic storm of May 2024 , which caused widespread auroras , had an impact ...

The sun is in a new solar cycle, with space weather experts expecting geomagnetic storms to worsen and increase the risk to valuable satellites. Skip to content Main Navigation ...

NOAA is researching how to update its Space Weather Scales and how it can better communicate its space weather forecasts with the public and government agencies.

NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory captured this image of a solar flare (circled) on May 14. NASA/SDO / SWNS. The largest was a “solar superstorm” that hypothetically caused an internet ...

Solar storms may subtly shift your heart rate by influencing heart rate variability and the autonomic nervous system, new research suggests.

NOAA’s Space Weather Prediction Center confirmed the X2.7 flare, which is on the lower end of the most intense solar flares. Still, it packed enough punch to leave entire regions in a ...

Other notable solar particle storms have occurred in 7,176 B.C., 5,259 B.C., 663 B.C. and 994 A.D.—but none came close to the ferocity of the newly-identified ancient event.

According to NOAA, another round of auroras is predicted to be visible from northern states in the U.S. between Monday, June 9, and Wednesday, June 11. Here's how, when and where to catch a ...

Solar flares measured around X1 — like the May 13 and 14 events — indicate strong flare intensity. An X10 flare is described as as a severe event, according to NOAA.

The most powerful solar telescope in the world has recorded a major milestone atop an active volcano in Hawaii, capturing a detailed image of a cluster of sunspots with the telescope's new Visible ...

Scientists monitor incoming solar storms, but existing instruments largely restrict studying the storms while they’re leaving the sun and when they’re less than an hour away from hitting Earth.

Scientists hope that in the future the instrument will help predict powerful and potentially damaging solar storms.. The Daniel K. Inouye Telescope snapped the photo of the roaring star late last ...