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

Two European Space Agency Mars-orbiting missions, the Mars Express and ExoMars Trace Gas Orbiter spacecraft, watched as a powerful solar "superstorm" that ravaged Earth also struck the Red Planet. The ...

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 ...

A solar storm is a catchall term that describes any disturbance in the sun that involves the violent ejection of solar material into space. This can come in the form of coronal mass ejections, where ...

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

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

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 ...

Earth is being hit by the strongest solar radiation storm in more than two decades, alongside a severe geomagnetic storm, according to the NOAA Space Weather Prediction Center. Click here for a new, ...

A team of scientists from around the world has created the first system that can predict when and where extremely powerful ...

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 ...

Scientists have proposed a surprising connection between solar flares and earthquakes. When solar activity disturbs the ...