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Opinion | The next global crisis could come from the sun. We should prepare now.
Washington Post· 2 days agoOne of the greatest threats to global infrastructure comes from the sun. The sun is the stormiest...
Life boomed on Earth half a billion years ago. You can thank magnets.
Washington Post· 3 days agoThe near collapse of Earth’s magnetic field coincided with a spike in oxygen levels and a boom in...
41,000 Years Ago Earth's Shield Went Down
Universe Today· 1 day agoThe planet’s magnetic shield surrounds Earth and shelters it from the natural onslaught of cosmic rays. This has happened many times ...
NASA captures stunning images of this week's massive solar flares
Beaumont Enterprise· 8 hours agoThe sun is now in Solar Cycle 25 — roughly an 11-year cycle — driven by the sun’s magnetic field as...
Sun explodes in a flurry of powerful solar flares from hyperactive sunspots (video)
Space via Yahoo News· 12 hours agoEven a glancing blow from this CME could trigger a geomagnetic storm so aurora watchers be on the...
Video shows plasma swirling on sun in "exquisite detail"
CBS News via Yahoo News· 11 hours agoDuring the eruption, cooler material — which looks darker and absorbs radition...rain. The rain,...
Northern lights possible Thursday night as a geomagnetic storm has been detected
CNYCentral.com· 6 days agoA geomagnetic storm has created the potential for a gorgeous show for our area and potentially much...
Scientists' research answers big question about our system's largest planet
Phys.org· 2 days ago"We are one big space weather event from losing communication satellites, our power grid assets, or both," he said. Space weather refers to disturbances in the Earth'
Radio blackouts as "hyperactive" sun fires off fourth X-flare
Newsweek· 2 days agoA volatile sunspot has been spitting out solar flares this week, with four X-class flares being...
The Great Observatory for Long Wavelengths (GO-LoW) proposal
Phys.org· 6 days agoIt is hidden from ground-based telescopes by the Earth's ionosphere and challenging to access from...