The seventh powerful X-flare of this year emerged from the sun last night. A powerful solar flare knocked out radio communications on Earth last night …
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Is Disaster Looming in the Space Weather Forecast?
A powerful solar flare knocked out radio communications on Earth last night in what space weather forecasters fear might be the beginning of a spell of rough space weather in the coming days.
Solar tornadoes are made of plasma and shaped by the sun's magnetic field. NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory captured what might be 'the tallest …
These colossal clouds of plasma can wreak havoc with power grids and satellites, but can also trigger stunning aurora displays. Coronal mass ejections …
Extreme solar storms such as the 1859 Carrington Event can play havoc with technology on Earth. The Carrington Event was a large solar storm that took …
On Sept. 1 and 2, 1859, telegraph systems around the world failed catastrophically. The operators of the telegraphs reported receiving electrical …
