Some lucky stargazers in the U.S. may glimpse the aurora borealis after the sun unleashed the second-largest solar flare in seven years on Tuesday. This meteorological fireworks — caused by an i ...

The sun shot out two strong flares this week, including one Thursday that was the biggest since 2017. Pale auroras may be visible as far south as South Dakota, Iowa and New York - but the storms ...

Our planet might be hit by another massive solar flare Monday, following multiple northern lights sightings across the U.S. on Sunday night. There is a 30 percent chance of an X-class solar flare ...

A severe solar storm sparked by an intense flare from the sun could reach "extreme" levels as it bombards Earth, officials with the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA ...

Solar flares are a fascinating thing and have a profound effect on what astronomers refer to as "space weather." These events vary with the sun's 11-year solar cycle, releasing immense amounts of ...

In a First, Japan Fires Flares Against Russian Military Aircraft Patrol aircraft entered Japan airspace three times on Monday Japan spokesman says it’s the first time flares used ...

Japan said its warplanes used flares to warn a Russian reconnaissance aircraft to leave northern Japanese airspace on Monday. Japanese Defense Minister Minoru Kihara told reporters that the ...

Japan’s Self Defense Force dispatched jets and fired flares at a Russian military aircraft that breached Japanese airspace Monday. The incident marks the first time that Japan’s Self Defense Force has ...

Damage from solar flares and CMEs vary. Strong solar flares can affect satellites. Powerful CMEs, however, interact with the Earth’s magnetic fields producing geomagnetic inducing currents (GICs).

Tokyo, Japan (AP) — Japan said its warplanes used flares to warn a Russian reconnaissance aircraft to leave northern Japanese airspace on Monday. Japanese Defense Minister Minoru Kihara told ...