Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The northern lights are pictured over Portsall in western France on January 19. - Oscar Chuberre/AFP/Getty Images Powerful solar ...

India, Jan. 23 -- A powerful stream of solar energy recently dumped into the Earth, lighting up the skies with brilliant auroras and causing short-lived hiccups for some satellite operations.

After weeks of reduced activity, the sun erupted with three powerful flares on a single day. That could send solar flares toward Earth, impacting electronics and making it possible to view the ...

Considered our solar system's largest explosive events, solar flares can sometimes be as strong as a billion hydrogen bombs. Those with enough energy output to rank as an X-class have the potential to ...

Earth just experienced a rare S4 solar radiation storm, the most intense since 2003 — powerful for satellites and astronauts, but harmless on the ground. When you purchase through links on our site, ...

Earth’s sun emitted the strongest solar radiation storm in seven years, the National Weather Service’s Space Weather Prediction Center announced. For the first time since September 2017, Earth was ...

The vibrant auroras from earlier this year have a darker side that scientists are still uncovering. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it ...

The solar constant is the average amount of insolation received at the top of the atmosphere when the Earth is at its average distance from the Sun and has a value of 1,361 watts per sq. metre. We ...

BOULDER, Colorado (CNN) — Powerful solar activity released by the sun is heading for Earth and it’s likely to create dazzling auroral displays in unexpected areas Monday evening and early Tuesday ...