Solar Storm

Blue Origin’s New Glenn rocket designed for the NG-2 mission is pictured at sunset at Launch Complex 36, the evening of Nov. 8, 2025. The rocket will carry NASA’s ESCAPADE mission along with a payload demonstration for Viasat. Image: Adam Bernstein / Spaceflight Now Update Nov. 12, 10:40 a.m. EST…

Science Solar storms are expected to bring colourful northern lights across much of Canada and northern U.S. states for a second night in a row. The solar storm isn't over and could even stretch into Thursday The Canadian Press · Posted: Nov 11, 2025 4:52 PM EST | Last Updated:…

November 11, 2025 2 min read The sun just spat out several coronal mass ejections that could trigger a serious solar storm on Wednesday By Meghan Bartels edited by Lee Billings Ian Forsyth/Getty Images Join Our Community of Science Lovers! A powerful solar storm could spark auroras as far south…

Northern lights may be visible in parts of the US due to solar stormsRead More

Starlink satellite trails, as seen from space Don Pettit/NASA The number of satellites in orbit is growing at a tremendous rate, but we don’t yet have a good understanding of how susceptible they are to solar storms – and that problem is only going to get worse. Since May 2019,…

An artist's impression of a powerful CME on the star EK Draconis spewing energetic plasma and radiation on an orbiting planet, potentially kick-starting life's origins and making a habitable environment. (Image credit: NAOJ) A coronal mass ejection on another star has been witnessed in its entirety for the first time,…

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A trio of space weather satellites blast off together to study the sun's violent sideRead More

The full Nautilus archive • eBooks & Special Editions • Ad-free reading The full Nautilus archive eBooks & Special Editions Ad-free reading The sun is, for now, a reassuringly stable star upon which to hang our fates. But that doesn’t mean it doesn’t have its moods. Take last week, for example,…

Scientists at NYU Abu Dhabi (NYUAD) have developed an artificial intelligence (AI) model that can forecast solar wind speeds up to four days in advance, significantly more accurately than current methods. The study is published in The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series . Solar wind is a continuous stream of charged…