Space Weather, Solar Flares & Sun Storms: Latest News
See our amazing collection of stories and features about the increasingly important topic of space weather (aka solar storms).
Related Topics: Solar Eclipse, Aurora Borealis
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By Daisy Dobrijevic Published
Earth observations suggest a coronal mass ejection launched by Earth-facing sunspot AR4549 may be heading our way. Here's what we know so far.

By Daisy Dobrijevic Last updated
Reference What causes the northern lights? Here's everything you need to know about the aurora borealis.

By Daisy Dobrijevic Published
The dazzling show comes as aurora season gets underway — and the sun's turbulent declining phase could mean we're in for a good one.

By Keith Cooper Published
A storm sent a surge of current through telegraph wires that caused a train on one of Britain's early railway lines to be delayed by 16 minutes.

By Hanneke Weitering Published
NASA's Advanced Composition Explorer, or ACE satellite, studies energetic particles traveling through space.

By Josh Dinner Published
NASA's SunRISE mission has been assigned a new launch vehicle: It will now be delivered to orbit by a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket rather than a United Launch Alliance Vulcan Centaur.

By Daisy Dobrijevic Published
Multiple CMEs are heading toward Earth, with G1-G2 geomagnetic storm conditions possible as the holiday weekend begins.

By Daisy Dobrijevic Last updated
The X1.1 eruption briefly disrupted radio communications across the daylight side of Earth, while forecasters now expect the accompanying CME to reach Earth on July 3.

By Sharmila Kuthunur Published
Scientists have proposed a spacecraft-based system to actively strengthen Earth's magnetic shield and reduce the impact of powerful solar storms.

By Daisy Dobrijevic Published
A coronal mass ejection is currently racing toward Earth and could trigger G2 to G3 geomagnetic storm conditions on June 8, potentially boosting aurora displays across northern latitudes.
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