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. In ...

A coronal mass ejection created by a “strong, long-duration” solar flare is heading for Earth and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration wants everyone to be prepared. “We’ve already been ...

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration issued a severe geomagnetic storm watch for Thursday into Friday after an ...