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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 ...

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, ...

Major northern lights possible after X-class solar flares fuel 'cannibal CME alert'

A severe geomagnetic storm is possible starting Tuesday evening, and the clouds in Minnesota could cooperate to see the ...

Strong Northern Lights Forecast: 18 States Might View Aurora Borealis Tonight

Strong geomagnetic storms and a moderate solar radiation storm have led to an aurora view forecast for Wednesday night in the ...

Will it happen again? Why the northern lights forecast is in flux.

Auroras might be seen again tonight, Wednesday, Nov. 12, across the nation thanks to another powerful coronal mass ejection that's headed for Earth.
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Sun unleashes strongest solar flare of 2025, sparking radio blackouts across Africa and Europe

The X5.1-class eruption from sunspot AR4274 is this year's most powerful solar flare and Earth is in the firing line.

Solar Flares Create Dazzling Northern Lights But Impact Launch Forecasts As Temps Rise in Central Florida

Solar Flares Create Dazzling Northern Lights But Impact Launch Forecasts As Temps Rise in Central Florida ...

‘Cannibal’ solar storm could be biggest to hit planet for 20 years, experts warn

The largest solar storm to hit our planet for more than 20 years will disrupt communications and satellite navigation systems ...