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  1. Solar Storms and Flares - Science@NASA

    Jun 24, 2025 · What is a solar storm? How does a solar storm affect us? When directed toward Earth, a solar storm can create a major disturbance in Earth’s magnetic field, called a geomagnetic storm, …

  2. Solar storm - Wikipedia

    A solar storm is a disturbance on the Sun, which can emanate outward across the heliosphere, affecting the entire Solar System, including Earth and its magnetosphere, and is the cause of space weather …

  3. A coming solar storm could trigger a global blackout, scientists warn

    Solar scientists are tracking a surge in activity on the sun that could unleash powerful storms toward Earth, with the potential to disrupt electricity, communications and navigation on a global ...

  4. Solar Flare Explosions: Understanding a Potential Sun Eruption, CMEs ...

    4 days ago · Discover what happens during a solar flare: sun eruptions, coronal mass ejection impacts, and space weather effects on Earth explained.

  5. How the solar storms that cause the Northern Lights can wreak ... - BBC

    17 hours ago · The aurora borealis can bring stunning night skies, but hidden dangers can accompany the Northern Lights to disrupt life on earth as Chris Fawkes explains.

  6. Solar storms hit Earth: What are they; where can Northern Lights be ...

    Nov 12, 2025 · What are solar storms? Solar storms occur as a result of sudden, eruptive disturbances on the sun. A solar storm becomes a geomagnetic storm when it reaches the Earth. Solar...

  7. The Sun Just Unleashed a Powerful X-Class Flare - Green Matters

    5 days ago · The images reveal Sun unleashing a powerful X-class solar flare, which is coinciding with the biggest sunspot observed in the last decade. Nicknamed “AR 4294-96,” this sunspot comes in …

  8. Solar Radiation Storm - NOAA / NWS Space Weather Prediction Center

    Solar radiation storms occur when a large-scale magnetic eruption, often causing a coronal mass ejection and associated solar flare, accelerates charged particles in the solar atmosphere to very …

  9. What Are Solar Storms? - Online Star Register

    Aug 19, 2025 · A solar storm is a broad term that we use to describe the disturbances on the Sun that release enormous amounts of energy into space. These disturbances often involve bursts of …

  10. Understanding Solar Storms: Causes, Effects & Tracking | Solar Storm

    May 21, 2025 · Solar storms—also called geomagnetic storms—are disturbances in Earth's magnetosphere caused by eruptions of plasma and magnetic fields from the Sun. These events can …