To see the northern lights in Colorado, a KP index of 5 or higher is usually needed. The KP index measures geomagnetic ...

The northern lights are best seen between 10 p.m. and 2 a.m. local time, according to NOAA, which recommends traveling to a ...

The sun is reaching a solar maximum. Here's what that could mean for Iowa and our chances to see the aurora borealis, known ...

If you're tired of watching snow a dazzling sight might be on the way. The Northern Lights could light up the sky after the ...

After receiving feedback from nearly 500 people about revising NOAA's Space Weather Scales, scientists continue to assess ...

The most powerful solar storm to impact Earth in decades caused the temporary formation of radiation belts around Earth, NASA recently announced. A NASA CubeSat satellite made the discovery, which ...

NASA’s PUNCH mission will explore the connection between the sun’s corona and the solar wind using 3D imaging.

With the right preparations and technological solutions in place, aviation would continue to operate safely, even during a ...

Auroras have long mystified humanity. Now that we know what they are and why they happen, we can better predict how best to ...

There are trillions of charged particles—protons and electrons, the basic building blocks of matter—whizzing around above ...

Solar storms pose a serious threat to power grids, satellites, and communications, yet predicting them has always been a ...

Now, in a yet-to-be peer-reviewed study, researchers at the University of Genova in Italy claim to have developed an AI model ...