Tree rings reveal ancient solar storms, helping scientists predict and prepare for future events that could disrupt ...

An intense X2.3-class flare was released by the sun yesterday, followed by several M-class flares, which caused a series of ...

The northern lights may put on a dazzling display over the next couple of years as the sun enters its solar maximum, a period ...

On increasing efficiency, Joshi said traditional solar panels convert about 15-20 per cent of sunlight into electricity, but ...

Solar and wind are rolling out rapidly in the U.S. They account for about 19 percent of energy generation today, and could reach more than 40% by 2030. This clean energy will rapidly replace coal, and ...

NOAA shared new images taken by the world's first operational space-based coronagraph, CCOR-1, captured during a solar storm outburst.

Now that the sun has reached its solar maximum, aurora chasers should expect the northern lights to appear more frequently in ...

NASA recently announced that as of late October, the Sun has reached solar maximum: a repeating crescendo of solar activity that often comes with increased solar flares. True to form, it seems ...

But instead of a sturdy pair of boats and raingear, the only requirement was a tripod, and even that was optional with today ... proper time exposure took longer than hoped. The G4 storm was ...

Amy Hessl, a geography professor at West Virginia University’s Eberly College of Arts and Sciences, is leading research that examines how ancient tree rings record evidence of extreme space weather, ...

The solar storms produced auroras so bright, they awoke Rocky Mountain gold miners at 1 a.m., and people could reportedly read newspapers by the eerie atmospheric light. Such an event today — if ...