Solar Storm

A hidden magnetic island inside a coronal hole unleashed a surprise G3 storm, sparking dazzling auroras worldwide. (Image credit: Photo by Ross Harried/NurPhoto via Getty Images) Aurora chasers around the world were treated to dazzling shows after a "secret" island within a coronal hole triggered an unexpected strong (G3) level…

Express. Home of the Daily and Sunday Express. HOME News Politics Royal Showbiz & TV Sport Finance Travel Life & Style Comment UK World Politics Royal US Weather Science History Weird Nature InYourArea Tonight, a rare celestial event is set to dazzle and disrupt. As a powerful solar storm approaches,…

Vibrant aurora displays could be visible in up to 18 U.S. states as people celebrate Labor Day. (Image credit: Alexander Manzyuk/Anadolu via Getty Images) A "cannibalistic" solar storm is about to slam into Earth's magnetic field, triggering vibrant auroras that will potentially be visible in up to 18 different U.S.…

Space The Solar Orbiter spacecraft sometimes lies directly between the sun and Earth, making it ideally placed to analyse powerful solar storms that could damage electronic systems on our planet By Alex Wilkins Facebook / Meta Twitter / X icon Linkedin Reddit Email Solar storms pose a threat to electronic…

Auroras may be visible from Alaska to Illinois as an incoming solar storm could spark geomagnetic storm conditions this Labor Day. (Image credit: NOAA SWPC, graphic created in Canva by Daisy Dobrijevic) A potent cannibal solar storm has hit Earth and could put on a spectacular northern lights display across…

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Thinning skies may intensify the impact of future solar storms on satellites. Credit: Shutterstock As carbon dioxide continues to rise in Earth’s upper atmosphere, the way solar storms interact with it may shift dramatically. New modeling suggests that future geomagnetic storms will occur in a colder, thinner atmosphere, causing a…

NASA and IBM have released a new open-source machine learning model to help scientists better understand and predict the physics and weather patterns of the sun. Surya, trained on over a decade’s worth of NASA solar data, should help give scientists an early warning when a dangerous solar flare is…

NicoElNino - stock.adobe.com Solar storms and flares can have a big impact on digital society, which is why IBM and Nasa are forecasting solar weather with AI By Cliff Saran, Managing Editor Published: 20 Aug 2025 14:00 IBM and Nasa have made available on Hugging Face an open source artificial…

An artist's impression of the two TRACERS spacecraft in low-Earth orbit. (Image credit: University of Iowa/Andy Kale) A new mission set to blast off for low-Earth orbit will study magnetic storms around the Earth and learn more about how they affect our atmosphere and satellites. NASA's Tandem Reconnection and Cusp…