As recently as 2022, for example, a solar storm knocked around 40 Starlink satellites out of orbit. The risk of solar-induced problems will continue to rise as the skies grow increasingly crowded.
The most famous is the 1859 Carrington Event, when an extreme solar flare and coronal mass ... detected in glacial ice cores ...
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 ...
According to experts, full solar eclipses aren't uncommon, but most are over the Pacific Ocean or Antarctica ... will grace ...
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 ...
Dual Solar Storms Converge for Cannibal CME The impending Cannibal CME is the consequence of two earlier solar storms, with NASA models predicting a substantial impact on Earth. Renowned space ...
The next total solar eclipse won’t be visible across the contiguous United States again until August 2044. Parts of Europe, including areas of Greenland, Iceland, Spain, Russia, and a small ...
Newly emerged sunspot fires off X-class and an M-class solar flares in relatively quick succession. Watch the striking video and read about the possible effects here.
The next total solar eclipse will be visible from parts of Spain, Iceland and Greenland in 2026. Here's everything you need to know about how to watch the next solar eclipse.
If they escape the fiery body’s pull, they will form solar storms, and a lot of them are expected in 2024. Radio-Canada’s Camille Vernet breaks down what that means for the Earth, and talks to ...