For two nights, dazzling auroras delighted sky-gazers in unexpected places, including in the US as far south as Florida. The cause: dual solar storms unleashed by the sun reaching Earth. A severe ...

A truly extreme solar storm would not just paint the sky with auroras, it would test every layer of the modern world that depends on electricity, navigation and instant communication. I want to trace ...

Solar scientists are tracking a surge in activity on the sun that could unleash powerful storms toward Earth, with the potential to disrupt electricity, communications and navigation on a global scale ...

Last month, Earth was treated to a massive aurora borealis that reached as far south as Texas. The event was attributed to a solar storm that lasted nearly a full day and will likely contend for the ...