Millions saw unexpected northern lights, as a wild solar storm unfolded across the world

For two nights, dazzling auroras delighted sky-gazers in unexpected places, including in the US as far south as Florida. The cause: dual solar storms unleashed by the sun reaching Earth. A severe storm was initially predicted for Thursday as well,
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Scientists Say the Largest Solar Storm in Two Decades Is About to Blast Earth

The British Geological Society is warning that the Earth is about to get hit by the most powerful solar storm in over two decades.
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ISS astronauts take cover from radiation as solar storms spark auroras across the planet

Out of an "abundance of caution," the station's three Russian cosmonauts were instructed to spend a night in the ISS laboratory module.

Space forecasters say severe solar storms could hit Earth and trigger auroras

When fast-moving particles and plasma slam into Earth’s magnetic field, they can temporarily disrupt the power grid. Space weather can also interfere with air traffic control radio and satellites in orbit. Severe storms are capable of scrambling other radio and GPS communications.

Severe solar storm could bring Northern Lights to southeastern US on Tuesday night

NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - An uptick in strong solar activity could create a severe solar storm, bringing the Northern Lights as far south as Alabama and northern California. The Sun produced an X5.1 flare early Tuesday morning, one of the strongest of the solar cycle.

Solar storm wanes after dazzling northern lights streak across the sky for back-to-back nights

Millions across the U.S. and Europe witnessed rare, colorful displays of the northern lights on Tuesday and Wednesday after three bursts of plasma from the Sun triggered a powerful geomagnetic storm.

Invisible threat disrupts NASA’s first Mars mission in 5 years

The declaration came on Wednesday, December 21, after NASA failed to make contact with the lander across two consecutive attempts, leading the mission team at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) to conclude that InSight’s solar-powered batteries had run out of energy, a state referred to as “dead bus.”

Space station astronauts take cover as ‘cannibal’ solar storm sparks auroras across globe

"The USOS crew slept in their crew quarters and the Roscosmos cosmonauts camped out in the lab as a preventative measure due to the solar storm," a Nasa official told Space.com. This could be due to the ageing infrastructure of a core part of the Russian segment, the Zvezda module, previously found to have a persistent air leak.

Geomagnetic storm grounds launch of Mars space weather satellites

A geomagnetic storm on Earth triggered by a large burst of solar radiation has temporarily grounded a Blue Origin rocket carrying twin NASA satellites built to measure space weather on Mars.
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