People across the U.S. caught a glimpse of the northern lights last night as a geomagnetic storm roiled in our atmosphere.

Sunspot AR3842 erupted with an X7.1-class solar flare. NASA models predict that the coronal mass ejection created by the flare is Earth directed. NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory captured the ...

The sun moves through clouds as it sets in the evening in Yichang, Hubei province, China, Oct. 7, 2024.

This peak of activity is expected to last for another year, according to NASA.

A traffic stop at near the Blue Water Bridge resulted ... of its 11-year cycle, making solar storms and northern lights more frequent. The sun shot out two strong flares this week, including ...

NASA and NOAA have declared the Sun's solar maximum, noting increased sunspot activity and heightened solar events that influence Earth's space weather. This period is linked to significant ...

Blue & Purple ... days after a solar storm impacted Michigan, bringing vibrant northern lights that were visible to the naked eye. X-class flares have been firing from the sun since last Monday ...

This shows up as blue at higher altitudes ... it is considerably more blustery. During the Sun’s more active periods, it produces intense solar flares and immense eruptions of solar matter ...

The sun is currently at the maximum phase of its 11-year cycle, making solar surges and northern lights more frequent.

The dazzling natural phenomenon, also known as the aurora borealis, shows the night sky coloured with intense hues of green, purple, and blue ... because solar flare activity on the sun's surface ...