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 ...

We are at the height of the Sun's activity in its eleven year cycle, known to astronomers as the solar maximum. This means that over the next several months there's going to be a lot of solar activity ...

In 1859, astronomer Richard Carrington was studying the Sun when he witnessed the most intense geomagnetic storm recorded in history. The storm, triggered by a giant solar flare, sent brilliant ...

"It actually took out the telegraph system, sparks were literally flying off the telegraph lines," Becker told FOX Weather about the Carrington Event. "So you lay that on top of the internet with its ...

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 ...

The largest recorded solar storm in history, the Carrington event of 1859, may have been even rarer and more extreme than we thought, according to rediscovered magnetic data gathered at the time. In ...

ROANOKE, Va. – Solar flares are relatively common events, but the flare that set off the ‘Carrington Event’ on Sept. 1, 1859 was anything but common. It was then that an English astronomer, Richard ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. An award-winning reporter writing about stargazing and the night sky. A massive solar particle storm during the last Ice Age was ...