New research shows that geomagnetic storms can cause immediate changes in precipitation, surface temperatures, and other weather conditions.

A solar flare imaged by NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory in 2024. (NASA SDO) Scientists have just realized that surface measurements of the Sun's radiant activity haven't captured its full story.

In 1859, the Earth experienced the strongest space weather event ever documented: a solar storm that set telegraphs on fire ...

For many years now, the activity of the Sun’s 11-year solar cycle has been gauged through visible indications like sunspots, solar activity, magnetic fields, and radio waves. Yet according to recent ...

Brace yourselves, Earthlings: NASA, the NOAA, and the Solar Cycle Prediction Panel have officially declared that solar maximum is now underway. What does that mean? Our Sun is reaching the peak of its ...

When you look up at the sky on a sunny day, the Sun might seem like a bright spot, unchanging in the sky. But the Sun is a complex, dynamic celestial body, wrapped in electrical currents and magnetic ...

After a calm week, the sun erupted again. A powerful M5.1 solar flare burst from an emerging sunspot region, shaking the stillness of space weather and igniting new forecasts of heightened activity.

BENGALURU: More than a century of observations from India’s historic Kodaikanal Solar Observatory, operated by the Indian Institute of Astrophysics (IIA), Bengaluru, has helped scientists uncover new ...

A team of solar physicists has released a new study shedding light on the fine-scale structure of the sun's surface. Using the unparalleled power of the Daniel K. Inouye Solar Telescope, built and ...

Editor’s note: Tune in to CNN NewsNight: Solar Storm, hosted by Abby Phillip and Bill Weir, tonight from 10 p.m. to 12 a.m. ET. For the latest on the massive solar storm, head over to CNN’s live ...

Ty Roush is a breaking news reporter based in New York City. A selection of states in the northern U.S. could have an opportunity to see the northern lights on Friday, and it’s possible auroral ...