Parker Solar Probe has uncovered new details about how magnetic reconnection on the Sun flings charged particles at insane ...

Before a solar storm races across space and impacts technology on Earth, it starts with an explosive process on the Sun known as magnetic reconnection.

NASA’s Parker Solar Probe has provided the first direct in-situ measurements of magnetic reconnection, capturing the exact ...

Last month, Earth was treated to a massive aurora borealis that reached as far south as Texas. The event was attributed to a solar storm that lasted nearly a full day and will likely contend for the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Left: An artist’s drawing of Earth’s magnetic field (blue lines) interacting with the Sun’s charged particles (yellow lines). The ...

In October 1989, a blast from the sun flung out a stream of super-powered protons. This solar storm lasted for days and ...

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A moderate geomagnetic storm could bring northern lights displays to U.S. states further south than usual, forecasts show.

If astronauts travelling in Orion – the spacecraft used on Artemis II – receive advance word of a solar storm, they are instructed to get into storage lockers in the floor of the spacecraft. This ...