Due to the effects of a weak CME and ongoing high solar wind, unsettled to active conditions are possible this evening, Feb.

Northern lights occur when a solar flare interacts with Earth's atmosphere.

We could be in for a Northern Light show of epic proportions. A barrage of intense flares erupted from the Sun earlier this ...

NOAA warns of likely G1-class geomagnetic storms on Thursday, Feb. 5, through Friday, Feb. 6, as a coronal mass ejection from ...

The Sun has shifted into a volatile mood, hurling vast clouds of charged particles into space and putting Earth squarely in the firing line. Forecasters are now watching for signs that a so‑called ...

The storm could also impact power systems and spacecraft operations.

Fired from a vast sunspot, the "coronal mass ejection" is expected to reach Earth on either Thursday or Friday this week.

The Sun is putting on quite a show right now. Earth-facing sunspot region 4366 has been erupting almost non-stop since it emerged on January 30, producing six X-class solar flares so far.

NASA has reported a X4.2 solar flare, so what does it mean? We break down what a solar flare is and how it connects to the aurora Australis.