An increase in solar activity on the sun brings another chance to see the northern lights in the Pacific Northwest Thursday ...

Solar storms may cause faint auroras across fringes of the northern United States this weekend. Forecasters are also ...

Strong geomagnetic storms can disrupt radio communications and power grids and even damage orbiting satellites. But they can also boost the auroras , also known as the northern and southern lights, ...

By 10:18 PM, the solar arrays had deployed, powering the spacecraft. Once GOES-U is in a geostationary orbit, about 22,200 miles above Earth, it will be renamed GOES-19. Its predecessor was GOES-T.

Space weather forecasters say a severe solar storm heading to Earth could stress power grids even more as the U.S. deals with ...

While generally viewed from a more northerly location, the borealis will be visible in areas outside the norm after the sun erupted with two flares, including an X-class solar fare — the “stro ...

Sky watchers across North America are anxiously anticipating what could be the most intense display of aurora borealis in ...

A solar flare erupted from a sunspot Tuesday night and is now considered the second strongest of the current solar cycle.

The Sun isn't done throwing its mid-cycle fit. Beginning Tuesday, it hurled a pair of massive solar flares at Earth, ...