“Sunspots are there all the time, almost. You can see them with a small telescope,” University of Glasgow astrophysicist Hugh Hudson tells Popular Science. “Carrington was sketching the spots’ areas ...

Historical records, including the Carrington Event (1859) and evidence from ice core samples (Miyake Event, ~774 AD), demonstrate the occurrence of significant geomagnetic storms, with estimates ...

"Faith may be defined briefly as an illogical belief in the occurrence of the improbable." - H. L. Mencken, American writer "In February 2014, physicist Pete Riley of Predictive Science Inc. published ...

A mesmerizing display of the Northern Lights graced much of the U.S. on Friday night courtesy of a potent solar storm. Even observers as far south as Florida reported seeing the sky painted with vivid ...

Editor’s note: This article was first published in 2022 and has been updated. The Space Weather Prediction center issued its first G4-level storm watch since 2005 on May 9, 2024. This is a significant ...