the Sun has reached solar maximum: a repeating crescendo of solar activity that often comes with increased solar flares. True to form, it seems like there's another flare every few days.

"We were very surprised to see that the same tiny plasma jets appear to be driving both the fast and the slow solar wind." ...

Aurora borealis is best seen between 10 p.m. and 2 a.m. local time, according to NOAA, which recommends traveling to a high ...

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During the approaching peak, or the solar maximum, these sunspots multiply, which means we can expect more solar flares and coronal mass ejections and thus, more instances of the northern lights.

The northern lights are best seen between 10 p.m. and 2 a.m. local time while at a high vantage point away from light ...

Traditional methods which rely on human analysis of solar images and data, often provide less accurate and timely forecasts.

Aspiring viewers of the Northern Lights are encouraged to go as far north as possible, away from light pollution, and face ...

What is space weather, what causes it, and how does it affect humans? Physicist Robyn Millan, who co-chaired a recent ...

"We're at solar maximum; to find time to make some of these big changes is going to require time and more resources, so we ...

Data collected from a once-defunct NASA satellite show that Earth grew two extra radiation belts following a supercharged ...