A new paper calculated a solar storm could bring down the planet's satellite system in just three days, wreaking havoc on ...

A new study warns that a major solar storm could disable satellite controls and trigger cascading collisions in low Earth ...

A strong geomagnetic storm is forecast for Tuesday, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's Space ...

On Saturday, NOAA’s Space Weather Prediction Center (SWPC) noted that an M8.1 solar flare, “an eruption of energy from the ...

A new study warns that massive solar storms could trigger a catastrophic chain of satellite collisions in low-Earth orbit ...

A massive geomagnetic superstorm in May 2024 gave scientists an unprecedented look at how Earth’s plasma shield collapses and slowly rebuilds under extreme solar pressure. Using the perfectly ...

A new study warns a powerful solar storm could cripple satellite mega-constellations within days, as crowded orbits, lost ...

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A new University of Michigan study offers one of the most detailed pictures so far of how violent sun storms spread across space — and occasionally, straight to our planet. With the help of ...

The European Space Agency's Swarm mission detected a large but temporary spike of high-energy protons at Earth's poles during ...

A powerful M8.1 solar flare sent a full-halo coronal mass ejection toward Earth, and scientists expect it to trigger strong ...

There’s no hiding from a scientist with access to a satellite. A man searching the Australian outback on Google Earth pointed researchers in the direction of a strange scar cutting through the dirt.