Solar Storm

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…

News Skywatching Comet Nishimura photographed by the Virtual Telescope Project facility in Manciano, Italy on Sept. 5, 2023. (Image credit: Gianluca Masi/Virtual Telescope Project) Astrophotographers worldwide have been snapping incredible photos of Comet Nishimura as it makes its way through the solar system. The comet was discovered in August 2023…

Past research has suggested that the sun's solar cycle can impact some whale species' ability to navigate using the Earth's magnetic field. (Image credit: Pasi Helin via Getty Images)An unusually explosive peak in the sun's solar cycle is fast approaching, which could spell trouble for a surprising group of animals…

NASA's Perseverance rover has a new job — hunting for hidden sunspots. (Image credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/MSSS)In their quest to identify and track potentially dangerous sunspots hidden on the far side of the sun, scientists have turned to an unlikely ally: NASA's Perseverance rover on Mars. Normally, the far side of the…

A solar storm forecast for Thursday is expected to give skygazers in some states along the U.S.-Canada border a faint glimpse of the Northern Lights, which — at their peak — produce a colorful sky show when solar wind hits the atmosphere. Northern Lights, also known as aurora borealis...Read More