Solar storms cause disturbances in the Earth's magnetic shield, or magnetosphere. One frequent way they are caused is by ...
In September 1859, the same year that Darwin published "On the Origin of Species," telegraph systems across Europe and North ...
Coronal mass ejections, or CMEs, can cause both the northern lights and widespread telecommunications disruptions. But could ...
In September 1859, the same year ... threats from a large solar storm is its potential to instantly kill the entire satellite fleet (except for those low-altitude satellites that are permanently ...
The most intense geomagnetic storm in recorded history took place 165 years ago, starting on Aug. 28 and peaking on Sept. 1 and 2, 1859. It’s known today as the Carrington Event. A storm of that ...
On Thursday, September 1, 1859, a 33-year-old brewer and amateur ... in protection against the onslaught of a powerful geomagnetic storm. Since large transformers are grounded to the Earth ...
While parts of the Midwest have been treated to rare northern lights displays in the past year thanks to far-reaching ...
Scientists just observed a powerful solar storm that could carry the northern lights over the lower 48 in the near future.
"What solar experts fear most," Slooh astronomer Bob Berman said in a statement, "is a recurrence of the huge Coronal Mass Ejection events of 1921 and 1859." Officials at NOAA's Space Weather ...