Parker Solar Probe has uncovered new details about how magnetic reconnection on the Sun flings charged particles at insane ...

Imagine the Sun releasing a burst of energy so powerful it could knock out power grids, stop airplanes mid flight, and push ...

Scientists warn that a powerful solar storm similar to the Carrington Event could severely disrupt modern technology.

Scientists outline how a once-in-a-century solar storm could disrupt the technology modern society depends on.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The solar storm increased the number of electrons in two layers of the Martian atmosphere: A 45% increase at an altitude of 68 ...

A worst-case solar storm could disrupt satellites, GPS, and power grids, causing significant damage to modern infrastructure, ...

A powerful solar storm put on an amazing skyward light show across the globe overnight but has caused what appeared to be only minor disruptions to the electric power grid, communications and ...

Researchers used a Japanese poet's diary to track solar events that took place over 800 years ago.

A Japanese poet from the 13th century, watching a blood-red sky and writing his diary, never thought his words would save ...

Alfredo has a PhD in Astrophysics and a Master's in Quantum Fields and Fundamental Forces from Imperial College London. Alfredo has a PhD in Astrophysics and a Master's in Quantum Fields and ...

Japanese scientists have found traces of a powerful solar-proton event in tree rings that occurred around 1200-1201.

It was an aurora, and three-day-long auroras are extremely rare,” says Hiroko Miyahara, a physicist at the Okinawa Institute ...