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The Sun Erupted With the Year’s Largest Solar Flare This Week, and Space Weather-Fueled Aurora Activity Could Continue

The last in a series of three coronal mass ejections hit Earth on Wednesday, so experts are keeping an eye on geomagnetic ...

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 ...

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

Increased solar activity causes auroras that dance around Earth’s poles, known as the northern lights, or aurora borealis, ...
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Solar storms force NASA to delay the New Glenn Mars mission

Blue Origin’s New Glenn rocket, tasked with carrying NASA’s Mars mission known as ESCAPADE, has had its launch scrubbed due ...
The Daily Galaxy on MSN

Solar Storms Threaten ISS Crew—The Hidden Dangers of Space Weather

A recent solar storm event caused more than just breathtaking auroras across the Northern Hemisphere; it triggered a series ...

Solar storm warning as violent space weather sparks 'grid emergency'

An ongoing severe solar storm has led to a "grid emergency" in New Zealand, and the Space Weather Prediction Centre, National ...

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 ...

2025's strongest solar flare triggers global radio blackout

Scientists said the sun erupted Tuesday morning, unleashing a strong X5.1-class flare in an intense outburst, causing ...
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Astro Bob: Glorious auroras — region thrills to back-to-back solar blasts

Thanks to the fortunate coincidence of good weather and two major auroral storms, lots of us went to bed late.