A hidden magnetic island inside a coronal hole unleashed a surprise G3 storm, sparking dazzling displays across the US.

If strong enough, solar storms could wipe out our internet infrastructure. They disrupt aviation signals and, for example, ...

The sun unleashed two huge flares early Wednesday, one day after a NASA observatory captured a dramatic photo of a separate solar flare. The back-to-back eruptions included the strongest of the year ...

After solar activity spent several decades on the decrease, the number of sunspots, flares and coronal mass ejections is once ...

One lucky air traveler even captured the Northern Lights on their flight from New York to San Francisco on Sunday evening.

Earth is in the midst of a moderate solar storm - but will it be strong enough to cause technology disruptions? The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's (NOAA) Space Weather Prediction ...

A solar storm occurs when the magnetic fields of the sun get twisted enough from its rotation that they snap. When this happens, they release massive amounts of energy into space. We are not in direct ...