Magnetic field data collected by ESA's Swarm satellites and other sources has been coverted into these frightening sounds.

A red aurora over Engaru, Hokkaido, Japan, similar to those documented throughout history, which helped the researchers reconstruct past solar activity Tomohiro M. Nakayama In February of 1204, ...

Every century or so, a solar event is strong enough to knock out satellites and even terrestrial power grids. Are we ready? Share on Facebook (opens in a new window) Share on X (opens in a new window) ...

For many of us, checking the weather is part of daily life. But, in an increasingly technology-dependent world, there is another kind of forecast we can't afford to ignore: space weather. Space ...

Ancient Japanese writings are guiding the use of modern cutting-edge technology, as researchers investigate medieval solar storms for important clues to the safety of space flight today. As the ...

Experts believe that there is a 12% chance of a large solar storm hitting Earth every decade. While solar storms aren’t harmful to humans, such events can be massively disruptive to our power system.

Space travel is, of course, an inherently dangerous undertaking. In addition to concerns about equipment malfunctions and the risks of manufacturing an Earth-like environment in the vacuum of space, ...

An astrophysics expert gave a free presentation at Cal Poly Wednesday and unveiled new images of solar storms. The university held the presentation on solar storms, solar wind and their impact here on ...

In October 1989, a blast from the sun flung out a stream of super-powered protons. This solar storm lasted for days and forced astronauts working in low-Earth orbit, aboard NASA’s Atlantis space ...