By: Denise Chow Published: 03/08/2012 01:52 AM EST on SPACE.com This story was updated at 6:58 a.m..
Solar flares 2012 have caused northern lights in several places. But there was no adverse impact of it on telecom or on aviation as it was being feared Solar flares may become a regular phenomenon in the days to come. For several years the sun was not
By Dan Neutel, For Postmedia News March 9, 2012 While the planet seems to have survived the most recent barrage of solar flares, there is no predicting that the next one will unfold as smoothly. The power of these kinds of flares, should the dose be
By WSJ Staff One of the biggest solar flares so far this year unleashed a strong geomagnetic storm Thursday that painted night skies with the shimmering hues of the Northern Lights. The wavering aurora light is caused by the electromagnetic interplay
Some experts were worried that unusually large solar flares might trigger storms in the atmosphere that would wreak havoc with global electronics. Those storms have the potential to disable power grids and computer chips in everything from