A storm from the Sun can make a planet’s sky glow or a spacecraft’s computer stumble. At Mars in May 2024, it did both, just ...

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

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

Earth is currently under bombardment from one of the most powerful geomagnetic storm categories the Sun can unleash. Thanks to a giant eruption on the Sun and a large opening in its atmosphere, we're ...

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

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

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

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 ...

Powerful solar activity released by the sun reached Earth Monday, causing colorful auroral displays and GPS issues for aircraft, according to the National Weather Service’s Space Weather Prediction ...

A severe solar storm that reached Earth on Thursday could stress power grids even more as the U.S. reels from back-to-back major hurricanes, according to space weather forecasters. The National ...

NEW YORK -- A strong geomagnetic storm could interact with Earth's atmosphere Monday evening into Tuesday morning, bringing the potential for northern lights displays to New York City and the ...

NOAA warns of likely G1-class geomagnetic storms on Thursday, Feb. 5, through Friday, Feb. 6, as a coronal mass ejection from a powerful X8-class solar flare approaches.