NOAA has a chart that classifies these solar storms. This latest coronal mass ejection is forecast to rate as a "strong G3" geomagnetic storm, a measure of the disturbances in the geomagnetic field that helps protect the Earth from dangerous particles,
Earth's magnetic field is about to be shaken like a snow globe by the largest solar storm in five years. By SETH BORENSTEIN AP Science Writer AP This NASA image shows a solar flare heading toward Earth that could disrupt power grids, GPS and airplane
U.S. politics had its "Super Tuesday" yesterday, and so did the sun, says Joseph Kunches from NOAA's Space Weather Prediction Center in Boulder, Colorado. That's because the sun had two solar flares associated with two
A major disturbance on he sun's surface could result in a disruptive geomatic storm, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration warns. The so-called coronal mass ejection occurred last night, NOAA said, and the fall-out could have widespread
A huge solar flare that has erupted from the Sun has unleashed a massive solar storm that is headed toward Earth, and predicted to reach us tomorrow morning around 7 AM EST. A storm as powerful as this one hasn't been