(Natural News) A massive Earth-facing sunspot was detected earlier this August, raising concerns over the possibility of solar flares. Experts project that the sunspot, part of the cluster tagged as AR2770, is going to grow in size — its dark primary core is already estimated to be about the diameter of Mars. Amateur astronomer Martin Wise of Trenton, […]

(Natural News) Whenever there is solar activity, scientists check to see when the sun will change its “mood” from calm to sudden bursts of activity, which they believe can lead to significant events of space weather. Therefore, they deem it important to predict when these “stellar tantrums” will happen. The sun exhibits high levels of […]

(Natural News) Researchers have found evidence that a massive solar storm enveloped Earth 2,600 years ago. Now, they warn that similar space weather phenomena of the same magnitude could happen again. Since the last such event in 1859, humans have come to rely on electricity. Another solar storm of that size and power would cause […]

(Natural News) Many stars out in space are much smaller and colder than the sun. But these small celestial bodies may still unleash stellar flares that dwarf the mightiest solar flares known to man. Researchers have recently detected a white-light superflare from a star around the size of Jupiter. It is the coolest and smallest […]

(Natural News) Swedish researchers found evidence that three solar storms engulfed the Earth during the past 3,000 years. The earlier instances of turbulent space weather dwarfed the ones recorded in history books. If one of those ancient storms took place in modern times, it would devastate electrical and electronic systems. Experts warned that communications, computer-based […]

(Natural News) Every time it gets hit by solar wind and other cosmic impulses, the magnetic field of Earth ripples until the waves arrive at the magnetic poles, which shunts the force back into space. Researchers liken this effect to a percussion drum being played. The theory about the Earth’s magnetopause – the outer border […]

(Natural News) Researchers are taking another big step toward understanding the behavior of the sun and the effects of its solar weather on Earth. They recently released the most accurate animated depiction of a solar flare going through its entire life cycle. The short movie covers a hypothetical flare’s existence from its formation to its conclusion. Its use of distinct colors show how […]

(Natural News) The Met Office in the United Kingdom is warning that massive solar storms that occur on an average of about once every 100 years are coming and that, without adequate warning, they could wipe out most technology on earth, hurling much of the world back to the 18th century.  The country’s national weather […]

(Natural News) An astral feature that has been known to photographers for decades has recently been reclassified by experts. Previously lumped in with the auroras, the phenomenon called STEVE was determined to be an unrelated and new event, an article in Science Daily stated. STEVE is the term used to identify the slender streamers of […]

(Natural News) Recently released three-dimensional models of coronal mass ejections (CMEs) give us a much better idea of the process behind these solar eruptions. From the viewpoints of NASA satellites, massive shock waves can be seen rippling out from the Sun, according to an article on Space.com. CMEs are tremendous expulsions of plasma and charged […]