As sunspots emerge on the sun's surface close to its equator, their orientations will match the old magnetic field, while sunspots forming closer to the poles will have a magnetic field matching the ...

Two coronal mass ejections (CMEs) struck Earth’s magnetic field, causing geomagnetic storms that reached G3 levels on January 1. An X1.1-class solar flare on December 29, 2024, caused strong ...

A coronal mass ejection from the Sun will reach Earth over the weekend. Experts predict not only the appearance of colorful lights in the night sky but also a magnetic storm, especially since the Sun ...

Could the expected solar flares bring a greater chance of seeing the northern lights? Sophia Herod takes a look.

known as a coronal mass ejection (CME), erupted from the sun on Jan. 21 and is forecast to strike Earth's magnetic field late Friday night (Jan. 24) or early Saturday morning (Jan. 25), according ...

During Valentine's Day weekend, northern parts of America, including Maine, may have a chance of seeing an aurora. But space weather scientists warn that the chances of this happening are slim.

Predicting these solar storms has always been tricky. But a recent study led by Sabrina Guastavino from the University of ...

There's a good chance the northern lights will be visible in the United States on Valentine's Day 2025. Here's why, and where ...

More states in the northern U.S. will have a chance of seeing aurora borealis on Friday, as high-speed winds from a spot on ...

or coronal mass ejections (ejected gas bubbles). When Earth's magnetic field and charged particles from the sun interact, the ...

The northern lights are best seen between 10 p.m. and 2 a.m. local time, according to NOAA, which recommends traveling to a ...

The sun is on the verge of a significant event: a magnetic field reversal. What causes this switch in polarity, and is it dangerous for anything on Earth ... flares and coronal mass ejections ...