The geomagnetic storm, caused by an outburst of plasma from a solar flare, could interfere with radio transmissions on Earth as well as causing potential problems for satellites and humans in space.

"They can occur simultaneously when a solar storm occurs, but often their impacts ... Can I see the southern lights on an Antarctica cruise? It's not likely — I've cruised to Antarctica five ...

The most famous is the 1859 Carrington Event, when an extreme solar flare and coronal mass ... detected in glacial ice cores ...

The strongest solar storm for years slammed into the Earth's atmosphere on Sunday, sparking an extremely powerful geomagnetic storm. The geomagnetic storm triggered by the coronal mass ejection ...

Looks like we might have been a bit premature in our dismissal last week of the Sun’s potential for throwing a temper tantrum, as that’s exactly what happened when a G1 geomagnetic storm hit ...

OAKLAND, Calif. - Earth is experiencing what's called a severe-level geomagnetic solar storm, the second to the highest level, that sends out huge spikes of energy and radiation from the sun.

That suggests it is possible to use polar tree rings to detect moderate-sized solar storms. The extra sensitivity of those polar trees may be related to how solar particles interact with Earth’s ...

BOULDER, Colo. — Space weather forecasters have issued a geomagnetic storm watch through Monday, saying an ouburst of plasma from a solar flare could interfere with radio transmissions on Earth.

BOULDER — Space weather forecasters have issued a geomagnetic storm watch through Monday, saying an outburst of plasma from a solar flare could interfere with radio transmissions on Earth.

A solar storm that can cause an Internet apocalypse is increasingly being reported as the Sun heads towards the solar maximum. A solar storm that can take down the Internet? Talk of an Internet ...

“But sometimes you have what we call a storm or an explosion at the sun.” The sun’s corona is visible as the moon obscures the sun during the 2017 total solar eclipse. Carlos Avila Gonzalez ...

Just a few pale wisps in the night sky were enough to get me hooked on the celestial phenomenon, and my aurora chasing has since brought me to Greenland ... when a solar storm occurs, but often ...