Latest about space weather
Ghostly plasma loops linger on the sun after massive solar explosion (photos)
A photographer recently snapped an incredibly detailed photo of gigantic, ghostly plasma loops towering above the sun's fiery surface after a powerful solar flare exploded from the sun.
Watch extremely rare 'aurora curls' ripple through the northern lights (video)
Watch the moment astrophotographer Jeff Dai captures Earth's magnetosphere 'ringing like a bell' during a dramatic northern lights display.
Coronal mass ejection from colossal New Year's Eve solar flare will strike Earth today
A coronal mass ejection from an X-5 class flare that erupted on New Year's Eve, the strongest flare of solar cycle 25, will likely trigger geomagnetic storms when it hits Earth today (Jan. 2).
US government agencies join together to improve space weather forecasting
A new agreement between multiple U.S. government agencies aims to improve space weather forecasts and the government's ability to mitigate the effects of solar storms on critical infrastructure.
Sun unleashes monster X-class solar flare, most powerful since 2017 (video)
The sun unleashed an X2.8 solar flare today (Dec. 14), its most powerful such eruption since September 2017.
Space weather is chaotic and hard to predict. This new model could change that
Scientists are building a 'beyond state-of-the-art' digital model of near-Earth space to improve forecasting of solar storms and their effects on infrastructure.
Solar storms could affect train safety by glitching railroad signals
Rare but explosive solar eruptions may cause train signals to switch the wrong way, affecting train safety, a new study finds.
Gigantic 'hole' in the sun wider than 60 Earths is spewing superfast solar wind right at us
A monstrous dark patch, known as a coronal hole, recently appeared near the sun's equator. The temporary gap enables unusually fast solar wind to race toward Earth.
