Solar flares are classified based on their strength and fall into five designated categories: A, B, C, M and X. An X-class ...

Understanding Solar Storms Solar storms, often referred to as space weather events, are a fascinating phenomenon that can ...

On Tuesday, aurora lights were seen as far south as Central Illinois. Northern lights are possible again on Wednesday as G2 ...

has issued a geomagnetic storm warning for tonight (March 25) due to incoming turbulent solar weather. This is exciting news for aurora enthusiasts, as the expected G2-level storm could bring ...

Mother's Day 2024 heralded Mexico's most powerful geomagnetic storm in two decades. Here's why scientists say this is ...

A huge sun eruption combines with speedy solar wind from a "coronal hole" for a weekend aurora show, experts predict. A massive eruption on the sun that flung solar plasma toward Earth on Friday ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Jamie Carter is an award-winning reporter who covers the night sky. A total lunar eclipse will occur overnight on March 13-14 ...

G1 geogmagnetic storm levels are in the forecast for Friday night. Earth is about to plunge into a blustery flow of the solar wind, and that means there's a decent chance of the Northern Lights ...

There are also times when the arrival of a CME is timed exactly when Earth crosses into a fast solar wind stream. In that case, the effects from both will combine, ramping up the level of the ...