Cornell University researchers are using a subset of artificial intelligence to predict threats to solar-energy production.

The Sun emitted a strong solar flare on June 19, peaking at 7:50 p.m. ET. NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory captured an image of the event, which was classified as X1.9. https://t.co/nA4Uu2TCeS ...

A massive solar flare, followed by a series of coronal mass ejections, caused the Carrington Event, which happened on September 1, 1859. The event disrupted global telegraph systems and caused auroras ...

Two massive solar storms appearing four days apart in the late summer of 1859 gave “the week the sun touched the earth” its name. The first one reached here Aug. 28, and the second one Sept. 1.

How space weather works Today, experts believe that the 1859 geomagnetic storm, now known as the Carrington Event, was caused by at least one, or possibly two, coronal mass ejections (CME).

Still, the Gannon Storm was nowhere near as potent as the most energetic solar storm to take place in recorded history — the 1859 Carrington Event.

While some scientists estimate that the chances of a solar storm like the Carrington Event happening in the next century are at 12 percent or less, it is still a threat to be taken seriously.

The most intense geomagnetic storm in history, known as the Carrington Event of 1859, triggered auroral displays globally and caused widespread disruptions to telegraph systems around the world ...

Neither the May eruption nor this week’s is as severe as the Carrington Event, a solar storm that hit Earth in 1859, disrupting telegraph stations, or another that in 1989 caused a nine-hour ...

For instance, one of the strongest solar storms in documented history, which occurred in 1859, caused telegraph systems across Europe and North America to malfunction and spark into flames.