Residents of several northern U.S. states could have the opportunity to see the dazzling northern lights tonight. Here's what ...

The South Atlantic Anomaly (SAA) is a particularly weak region of Earth’s magnetic field that can cause satellites to ...

Get ready for a rare night sky light show! Over the last several days, the Sun has unleashed a series of coronal mass ...

A strong solar flare-up could bring auroras to the far north, and might even be visible in some U.S. states on Thursday.

ESA ran a full-scale solar storm drill to prepare for the next Carrington Event - an eruption powerful enough to disrupt life on Earth.

All matter is made of basic building blocks called atoms. Atoms, in turn, are made of small positively charged particles ...

In a study published in October 2025 in the Astrophysical Journal, we modeled one of the sources of these geomagnetic storms: small, tornado-like vortices spun off of an ejection from the Sun. These ...

The weak spot, known as the South Atlantic Anomaly, was identified in the 19th century and expanded in recent years.

While a geomagnetic storm is expected to hit Earth's atmosphere Thursday evening, it's unlikely those in western Washington ...