When the surface of the Sun exploded with activity in May 2024, Earth was hit by the biggest solar storm in more than two ...

The ESA's Mars Express and ExoMars Trace Gas Orbiter spacecraft watched as a superstorm that ravaged Earth also struck the ...

The planet is experiencing the most powerful solar event since 2003—and it's bringing spectacular Northern Lights.

We should be very grateful for our planet’s magnetic field every day, but in particular when there is a massive solar storm.

A peer-reviewed study published in the Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics has established a method to forecast ...

What happens when a solar superstorm hits Mars? Thanks to the European Space Agency's Mars orbiters, we now know: glitching ...

This story was updated 1:42 p.m. ET to include information from the most recent update from NOAA space weather officials. Space weather experts are keeping close watch for a solar storm expected to ...

In our latest episode of Lexicon, we sit down with Dr. Lulu Zhao, an ...

Earth and Mars showed very different responses to the same solar storm.

A 40-year study shows the Sun’s internal structure subtly shifts between quiet cycles, offering clues to future solar ...

Portugal's skies were treated to a rare and beautiful phenomenon on Monday evening as a solar storm brought the northern lights southward. The auroras borealis was mainly visible in the north of the ...

When solar storms erupt from the sun and reach Earth, their intensity is measured against a historical benchmark: the Carrington Event. Now, a portrait of 19th century British solar astronomer Richard ...