This intersection of events—solar flares and coronal mass ejections—causes these electrons to become “excited,” NOAA said, causing them to release the colorful displays of aurora borealis.

After Northern Lights appeared as far south as Colorado, Live Science discusses how "cannibal" coronal mass ejections (CME) are formed and what impact they have on Earth. Mexico warns against ...

Taiyōken, otherwise known as the Solar Flare in the Dragon Ball universe, is a downright powerhouse of a tool and should be used in just about every fight the Z-Fighters take part in. Anyone who ...

Stunning imagery from outer space shows the power of the Sun, with a massive solar flare and coronal mass ejection erupting from the giant star’s surface, but space experts say there is no need to ...

A group of scientists, working alongside NASA and researchers from Tōhō University in Japan, has determined a staggering timeline for the complete extinction of all life on Earth. According to ...

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...

With a deep partial solar eclipse already in progress, a crescent sun will appear on the eastern horizon. Thirteen U.S. states will see the March 29 solar eclipse in some form, with a deeper ...

Anything that takes out the power grid — such as a missile strike, or a solar flare — could take weeks to fix, he added. Yet even asking people to have three days of extra food in reserve may ...

The sun has somewhat surprised forecasters today with a dramatic X-class solar flare from a newly emerging sunspot region. The intense solar flare originated from sunspot region AR4046 and was ...

Above sunspots, active regions in the sun's atmosphere produce solar flares and coronal mass ejections (CMEs), both of which can influence Earth via space weather. However, the frequency of ...

Solar flare eruptions are associated with coronal mass ejections, which occur when plasma from the sun interacts with the Earth’s magnetic field, NOAA explains. When this solar material reaches ...

On Feb. 5, Black Sabbath announced “Back to the Beginning,” a homecoming show and farewell to the four fathers of heavy metal. On Jul. 5, the original band will reunite in Birmingham, UK, for ...