These back-to-back solar storms have caused shortwave radio blackouts across five continents, with scientists watching closely for signs that the sun’s activity is ramping up. According to ...

Parts of 15 states could have a chance at seeing the Northern Lights on overnight on Tuesday if the weather cooperates.

The outbursts this week may be signaling that the sun is ramping up its activity. Wednesday’s solar storm peaked around 4:25 a.m. ET, when the sun fired off a huge X-class flare, hurling streams ...

The northern lights may be visible across much of the U.S. tomorrow night thanks to a powerful cloud of solar ... Storm Watch. A file photo of the northern lights and the SWPC aurora forecast map ...

Colorful auroras could be visible in areas of the United States on Wednesday evening due to a solar storm, according to the National Weather Service’s Space Weather Prediction Center.

The space agency said the ejection was an M5.5-class flare – a medium-strength solar flare – and is headed toward Earth. A G2-level geomagnetic storm, classified as a "moderate" storm ...

A “severe” geomagnetic storm may be poised to send the stunning ... Earlier in the week on Tuesday night, the sun emitted a solar flare, rapidly prompting a coronal mass ejection (CME ...

The severe solar storm, initially classified as a level 4 on a scale from 1 to 5, also could disrupt communications, the power grid and satellite operations, according to officials at the center.

NEW YORK — A strong solar storm headed to Earth could produce colorful aurora displays across more U.S. states than usual Tuesday night. The sun earlier this week burped out huge bursts of ...

A solar storm hit Earth on Thursday and brought beautiful displays of the northern lights to dark skies farther south than normal. The timing of the storm provided a great show for Europe ...

This map from the Space Weather Prediction Center shows how far south the northern lights might come during the solar storm that could hit Earth on April 16. Auroras are ribbons of light weaving ...

A strong solar storm headed toward Earth could light up the skies this week.Astronomer Dean Regas explained the meaning behind the upcoming geomagnetic storm watch.Regas said on Tuesday ...