The Sun has been busy again, and this time, its outburst struck Venus first. A powerful solar storm recently slammed into the ...

Europe has just run its most extreme space weather simulation yet — a scenario so severe that no spacecraft was left ...

CubeSat satellite activates after a powerful solar storm and discovers two new and mysterious radiation belts around Earth.

Earth is bracing for major disruptions to communications, GPS, and technology as a rare four-way solar storm is racing ...

And while today’s digitally interconnected world means that such an event would inevitably disrupt global systems, ...

Space weather isn’t referring to rain clouds that float through the galaxy. Instead, it’s caused by massive explosions of ...

ESA ran a full-scale solar storm drill to prepare for the next Carrington Event - an eruption powerful enough to disrupt life on Earth.

Those space tornadoes can still harm Earth’s electrical grids and digital systems. Recently, researchers including UM climate ...

Threats from space aren't always obvious, but statistically, it's only a matter of time before one of them happens. One of ...

No communication or navigation, faulty electronics and collision risk. At ESA's mission control in Darmstadt, teams faced a ...

A powerful solar storm is expected to reach Earth on Monday evening, potentially triggering a display of northern lights across the northern hemisphere. The stunning wave of auroras may be visible ...

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