Solar Storm

muratart/Shutterstock Sometimes we can forget just how gigantic and powerful the sun really is, especially when it appears to us as just a small orb in the sky. However, there's a lot going on within the sun that can have repercussions felt throughout the entire solar system. It is, of…

It cannot be a coincidence that 1997 is a pivotal year in the world of Jack Move. In the game, it's the year everything went dark in this turn-based Japanese-style RPG, with a solar storm biffing the world's electronics. It threw the world into chaos, giving rise to the megacorps…

Home News Space.com A giant coronal mass ejection burst from the sun toward Venus on Sept. 5, 2022. (Image credit: NASA/STEREO) Earth's sister planet Venus is experiencing a bout of extreme space weather this week after a giant sunspot, not visible from Earth, expelled an enormous plasma burst toward the…

Home News Science & Astronomy An image of a solar flare that occurred in 2012. (Image credit: NASA) All life on Earth owes its existence to the sun's radiant heat. But what happens when that radiation surges out of control, and billions of tons of charged solar material suddenly barrel…

Home News Spaceflight The Galaxy 15 satellite in a lab prior to launch. (Image credit: Orbital Sciences) International satellite services firm Intelsat has lost control of one of its satellites after it was presumably disabled by space weather. Intelsat is attempting to regain control of the Galaxy 15 broadcast satellite…

The International Space Station has an incredible view of our planet. In fact, the view is so good that you can even see when solar storms leave behind aurora borealis—the northern lights. A recent set of aurora photos from the ISS surfaced on Twitter. As it turns out, the view…

Late on the night of August 7, a surprise solar storm slammed into the Earth’s magnetic field. The clash of the storm against our planet’s outer shield resulted in the appearance of a baffling aurora-like phenomenon known as STEVE, which is short for Strong Thermal Emission Velocity Enhancement. STEVE first…

Home News Skywatching This NASA composite image shows STEVE alongside the Milky Way over Childs Lake, Manitoba, Canada. (Image credit: Krista Trinder/NASA) In the dark of Sunday night and Monday morning (Aug. 7 and 8), a surprise solar storm (opens in new tab) slammed into Earth, showering our planet in…

Home News The sun with solar surface activity. (Image credit: DrPixel via Getty) A solar storm slammed into Earth over the weekend, and it's possible that another one could strike later on Monday (Aug. 8). Classified as "moderate" by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Space Weather Prediction Center…

Home News An artist's illustration of a solar storm (Image credit: Shutterstock) High-speed solar winds from a "hole" in the sun's atmosphere are set to hit Earth's magnetic field on Wednesday (Aug 3.), triggering a minor G-1 geomagnetic storm. Forecasters at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's Space Weather Prediction…