The March equinox arrives this month at a time when the Sun is already in its most active phase in years, setting up a seasonal alignment that solar physicists have long associated with stronger ...

Geomagnetic storms are capable of sparking beautiful displays of the Northern Lights across our night sky. However, there is a potential danger behind that beauty, especially now, with solar activity ...

A minor geomagnetic storm can still produce a memorable sky. For northern-tier states, that matters on nights when the aurora sits just close enough to the horizon to reward careful timing, dark skies ...

Amoré Elsje Nel works for the South African National Space Agency. She receives a Thuthuka Grant (TTK210406592410) from the National Research Foundation. A geomagnetic storm is a disturbance in ...

Several studies have predicted that not all geomagnetic reversals have been discovered, but it was unknown in which periods they might be hidden. Researchers led by the National Institute of Polar ...

Geomagnetic storms, instigated by disturbances in the solar wind and coronal mass ejections, impart significant energy into Earth’s upper atmosphere. This dynamic input alters the thermospheric ...