Dubbed the Carrington Event, the flare challenged perceptions of Earth's relationship with the sun, heavily impacting early ...

NASA Solar Dynamics Observatory captured a M7.9-class solar flare. See footage of the blast in multiple wavelengths. Credit: Space.com | footage courtesy: NASA/SDO/helioviewer.org | edited by Steve Sp ...

However, it was not immediately clear in 1859 that the Sun and Earth really could be linked, and many thought that the solar flare and later storm were only coincidentally related. George Ellery Hale ...

The sun’s magnetic activity causes auroras, and the relationship between solar flares and auroras reveals an 11-year cycle; ...

Solar flares are giant explosions that occur in a localized regions of the sun's atmosphere, typically originating from ...

Looked over your shoulder recently? Biting the nails you’ve forgotten to clip? If you’re not anxious about work piling up or time passing by, you should be paranoid about the unprecedented weather.

Sunspot AR3842 erupted with an X7.1-class solar flare. NASA models predict that the coronal mass ejection created by the ...

Are the Northern Lights dangerous? Solar storms in May and October saw intense displays of aurora borealis across the U.S.

The results of a massive solar flare from earlier this week could create more amazing light shows for people in the northern ...

The sun ejected a sizable solar flare earlier in the week and it's going to cause the northern lights to stretch down into ...

The Sun has unleashed a powerful solar flare, Nasa has said. The flare, designated X2.3, belongs to the most intense X class ...

A few states along the Canadian border will have a chance to see the northern lights on Friday night, and another solar flare will likely bring auroral activity further south over the weekend, ...