Solar Storm

While Thanksgiving may be cool and rainy in many spots across the country, solar storms could offer a glimpse at the northern lights for some in the U.S. Minor to moderate geomagnetic storms are likely Thursday and Friday, thanks to a filament eruption on Monday, during which the sun shot…

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Tree rings reveal ancient solar storms, helping scientists predict and prepare for future events that could disrupt satellites and technology. A West Virginia University researcher suggests that severe space weather can leave traces in tree rings, offering valuable evidence that may help us prepare for future catastrophic events that could…

On April 17, 2021, one of the Solar Terrestrial Relations Observatory (STEREO) spacecraft captured this view of a coronal mass ejection billowing away from the Sun (which is covered by the black disk at center to better see features around it). (Image credit: NASA/STEREO-A/COR2) Space weather may seem like a…

Ken Tegnell’s first home was on Alcatraz. At the time—this was in the nineteen-fifties—there was, in addition to the federal penitentiary, a preschool, a post office, and housing for prison employees and their family members. That included Tegnell, who lived with his mother and grandfather, a guard, while his father…

Local News By Terry Eliasen, Exec. Weather Producer Updated on: November 30, 2023 / 6:39 PM EST / CBS Boston Next Weather: WBZ evening forecast for November 30 Next Weather: WBZ evening forecast for November 30 04:03 BOSTON - The northern lights are, by far, one of the most beautiful…

A "sunspot archipelago" wider than 15 Earths recently became visible on the sun's nearside to Earth. The dark patches may spit out solar storms directly at us. (Image credit: NASA/SDO/HMI) One of the largest and most densely populated sunspot regions seen in more than a decade has appeared on the…

Researchers from two universities are sounding the alarm over solar activity that could disrupt most technologies, including blockchain. Image created by Decrypt using AI The 11-year solar cycle—characterized by a rise in sunspots, solar flares, and other mass-scale activity in the massive ball of fusion at the center of our…

The 11-year solar cycle—characterized by a rise in sunspots, solar flares, and other mass-scale activity in the massive ball of fusion at the center of our solar system—could cause unprecedented chaos the next time around, according to scientists. Even though the next peak, forecast to arrive in the first half…

By Trevor Mogg September 18, 2023 6:10PM A NASA spacecraft captured incredible imagery as it flew through an eruption from the sun recently. Pictures beamed back to scientists on Earth even show the fiery ejection “vacuuming up” space dust left over from the formation of the solar system. The fly-through…