A powerful X-class solar flare erupted from sunspot region 3912 on December 8, disrupting high-frequency radio communications in southern Africa. The flare, accompanied by a coronal mass ejection ...

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The Northern Lights have splashed vivid colour across Scotland's night skies, with stunning images captured by BBC Weather ...

The Northern Lights may be visible from parts of the UK this week. The Met Office stated yesterday that the aurora borealis ...

The Northern Lights are set to grace the skies of America and that too, on Valentine's Day. The Northern Lights showing on ...

A coronal mass ejection from the Sun is expected to ... as it is more sensitive to light than the human eye. Read also: Massive sunspot spanning 15 Earths poses a threat of severe radio disruptions ...

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Carlos Avila Gonzalez/San Francisco Chronicle via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Another display of the northern lights could be ...

Traditional methods which rely on human analysis of solar images and data, often provide less accurate and timely forecasts.

MORE: This is when peak northern lights activity will occur These sunspots can produce solar flares and coronal mass ejections that manifest in a dazzling light show when they reach Earth.

These sunspots can produce solar flares and coronal mass ejections that manifest in a dazzling light show when they reach Earth. Auroras occur when a blast of solar material and strong magnetic ...