“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 ...

If a solar storm as big as the Carrington Event struck today, it could lead to years long power outages. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it ...

WE'RE DUE FOR ANOTHER CARRINGTON EVENT On September 1, 1859, astronomer Richard Carrington was observing a huge sunspot. Suddenly, a flash of intense white light burst from the sun's surface. He had ...

"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 ...

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A giant sunspot cluster rivaling the one that caused the Carrington Event in 1859 could trigger a cannibal coronal mass ejection. But this is unlikely to cause major problems A sunspot cluster as wide ...

What did the sun look like before the devastating 1859 Carrington Event? Sketches from astronomer Richard Carrington hold the answer. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an ...

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 ...

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