The massive sunspot that sparked an "extreme" geomagnetic storm in May 2024 unleashed hundreds of other dangerous solar ...

From communications outages to a brush with nuclear war, solar events like flares and coronal mass ejections have shaped ...

Solar Orbiter has identified the Sun’s dual “engines” for superfast electrons: explosive flares and sweeping coronal mass ejections. By catching over 300 events close to their origin, the mission has ...

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Astronomers observed a massive, multi-temperature plasma eruption from a young Sun-like star, revealing how early solar explosions could shape planets. These fierce events may have influenced the ...

A G2 storm, rated "moderate" on the five‑tier NOAA scale, can induce voltage irregu­larities in power systems and affect high‑latitude radio and navigation signals.

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