The "severe" solar storm in effect has the potential to trigger the northern lights, causing a stunning display of colors visible from parts of the U.S. Skyler Caruso is a Writer and Reporter of ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. If you've never heard of a solar storm or geomagnetic storm, chances are you'll learn about those really quickly this weekend.

Geomagnetic storms are capable of sparking beautiful displays of the Northern Lights across our night sky. However, there is a potential danger behind that beauty, especially now, with solar activity ...

Stronger solar storms have happened, and one caused havoc with one of the earliest electronic technologies. On Sept. 1 and 2, 1859, telegraph systems around the world failed catastrophically. The ...

Earth is under a severe (G4) geomagnetic storm watch for the first time in nearly 20 years. The NOAA Space Weather Prediction Center issued a severe (G4) geomagnetic storm watch on Thursday, May 9, ...

The auroras are a natural light display in Earth's sky that are famously best seen in high-latitude regions of the Northern and Southern hemispheres. The possible geomagnetic storm could be strong ...

A powerful solar eruption is expected to hit Earth soon, according to a forecast from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's Space Weather Prediction Center. A coronal mass ejection -- ...

Earth's magnetic field protects us from the dangerous radiation of space, but it is not as permanent as we might believe. Scientists at the European Geosciences Union General Assembly present new ...