Solar Storm

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

Experts are claiming that the Sun is going to hit the peak of its latest Solar Cycle in 2025, and a solar storm will be heading Earth's way as a result There are warnings of a solar storm in 2025 (Image: NASA/SDO) A huge solar storm is on its way…

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FILE - An aurora borealis, also known as the northern lights, is seen in the night sky in the early morning hours of Monday, April 24, 2023, near Washtucna, Wash. A solar storm forecast for Thursday, July 13, is expected to give skygazers in more than a dozen American states…

A solar storm forecast for Thursday is expected to give skygazers in 17 American states a chance to glimpse the Northern Lights, the colorful sky show that happens when solar wind hits the atmosphere. Northern Lights, also known as aurora borealis, are most often seen in Alaska, Canada and Scandinavia,…

Home News Science & Astronomy An artist's rendering of the sun. (Image credit: DrPixel/Getty Images) Despite what many headlines have been saying, there's no internet apocalypse on the horizon. Worries about such a months-long catastrophe began brewing on social media platforms not long after a 2021 study titled "Solar Superstorms:…

A solar eruptive prominence as seen in extreme UV light on March 30, 2010. Credits: NASA/SDO Two solar storms, or coronal mass ejections (CMEs), are partly directed at Earth and will reach the -planet on Friday. According to EarthSky.org, sunspot AR3354 left with a final hurrah: an M1.0 flare. The blast occurred late…

Home News Science & Astronomy An illustration shows the sun as it throws out a coronal mass ejection that can contain millions of tons of stellar material. (Image credit: NASA) While the U.S. celebrated Independence Day on July 4, the sun held its own, more powerful firework display. The stellar…