On a hot and humid Florida night in late August 1859, the sky suddenly lit up. But it was not from fireflies or a fireswamp. Instead, it was the Northern Lights–or aurora borealis. The aurora is ...

Typical amounts of solar particles hitting Earth's magnetosphere can be beautiful, but too much could be catastrophic. Editor’s note: This article was first published in 2022 and has been updated.

The Carrington Event: A Warning from History Posted: December 23, 2024 | Last updated: January 2, 2025 On September 1, 1859, the Carrington Event lit up the skies and wreaked havoc on the early ...

In 2012, Earth narrowly escaped solar blast so powerful it could 'knock civilization back to 18th century' If the solar storm had struck just one week earlier, 'Earth would have been in the line ...

News of a massive solar flare goes viral. Soon after, the power is out. Phone's dead. Water taps are dry. Radio is static. Days pass with no news, just people getting more crazy. A week later the ...

now called the Carrington Event. These solar storms can send out large clouds of electrified gas and dust at up to two million miles per hour. If and when these particles reach Earth, it can disru ...