Air travel’s worst case scenario has arrived in a form few passengers ever imagined: not terrorism or mechanical failure, but a blast of extreme solar radiation that has corrupted digital flight ...

Exposure to ultraviolet radiation is the main factor for someone developing skin cancer. Skin cancer is the most common type of cancer. The main factor in someone developing skin cancer is exposure to ...

Considered our solar system's largest explosive events, solar flares can sometimes be as strong as a billion hydrogen bombs. Those with enough energy output to rank as an X-class have the potential to ...

A massive solar blast hit Earth. Here's how it's affecting us, from GPS to satellites The sun just threw a massive tantrum our way, and we're all about to feel it. A severe solar radiation storm, the ...

After weeks of reduced activity, the sun erupted with three powerful flares on a single day. That could send solar flares toward Earth, impacting electronics and making it possible to view the ...

Powerful solar activity released by the sun reached Earth Monday, causing colorful auroral displays and GPS issues for aircraft, according to the National Weather Service’s Space Weather Prediction ...

Earth’s sun emitted the strongest solar radiation storm in seven years, the National Weather Service’s Space Weather Prediction Center announced. For the first time since September 2017, Earth was ...

The vibrant auroras from earlier this year have a darker side that scientists are still uncovering. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it ...