A new sunspot group has quickly grown and is spewing out the most intense type of solar flare. Effects on Earth are forecast ...

In a dramatic escalation of solar activity, the sun has unleashed an X8.3 flare — 2026’s strongest yet — causing radio ...

Northern lights occur when a solar flare interacts with Earth's atmosphere.

Northern lights activity may increase this week after a trio of X-flares from the sun. Here's the latest.

Have you been wondering why the northern lights are suddenly all over social media — and in the news? Noticed an unusually ...

The sun has continued to release X-class solar flares this week, but northern lights chances haven't increased. Here's why.

A huge and active solar spot on the sun's surface, seen through a solar telescope in late May 2024. Credit: Courtesy of Andrew McCarthy It's coming back. "WOW! This is the same active region that ...

FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) — The sky was ablaze with color this past weekend as the northern lights made an appearance in northeast Indiana and northwestern Ohio. This phenomena wouldn’t have ben ...

The heightened potential for more geomagnetic storms creates an elevated risk for things like disrupted satellite signals, radio communications, internet and electrical power grids. The increased ...

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