Solar storms are a global concern, requiring international collaboration for effective monitoring and response. Countries around the world share data and resources to better understand and predict ...

In April 2023, an unexpectedly strong solar storm caught scientists and the world by surprise. On April 23, Earth was struck by a geomagnetic storm that created vivid auroras visible as far south as ...

The northern lights could grace skies farther south than usual this week because of a solar storm that may affect Earth, according to NOAA’s Space Weather Prediction Center.

Colorful auroras could be visible in areas of the United States on Wednesday evening due to a solar storm, according to the National Weather Service’s Space Weather Prediction Center.The auroras ...

Previous coronagraphs measuring solar storms could sometimes not report back to the NOAA for hours at a time. CCOR-1 is just the beginning of the NOAA's expanded solar monitoring capabilities.

Severe solar storm triggers magnificent northern lights unusually far south. The northern lights visible across the United States after a solar flare were the most widespread and intense aurora ...

The sun unleashed a strong X1.2 solar flare on Tuesday, May 13, within the region on the sun's western limb, as scientists continue to monitor the possibilities of coronal mass ejections, which ...

Solar flares are classified based on their strength and fall into five designated categories: A, B, C, M and X. An X-class solar flare is the most intense type of solar flare and can produce as muc… ...

We've come a long way in understanding space weather. We can spot solar storm eruptions, track their speed, and estimate when they'll arrive at Earth, sometimes with up to a day's warning.

The federal government released the results of a multiday emergency drill intended to assess our ability to handle the next massive solar storm.Unfortunately, it sounds like there’s a lot of ...