Our aurora forecast live blog tells you everything you need to know about the likelihood of seeing the northern lights tonight and for the days ahead. We'll also report on relevant solar activity and ...

NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory captured images of solar flares on May 10 and 11, 2024. Credit: NASA Solar Dynamics Observatory NEW ORLEANS – If anything is safe from federal budget cuts in the next ...

Enhancing our understanding and predictions of space weather patterns that pose significant risks in space and on Earth, especially in preparation of high solar activity forecasted in 2025, is the ...

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There are more than 8,000 active satellites in orbit. By 2030, there will be more than 25,000. A single geomagnetic storm, the kind the sun produces several hundred times during a solar maximum, could ...

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BOULDER, Colo. — Satellite operators need better space weather models to maximize the life of their satellites and to avoid collisions in low Earth orbit. The growth in the population of satellites ...

From power grids and satellite navigation to aviation and communications, space weather can influence many of the systems that underpin modern life. As our reliance on technology grows, so too does ...

When you board a plane, the pilot already knows the weather on the flight path and can steer clear, or at least warn you it’s coming. The same can’t be said of “space weather” from solar events, which ...

A puzzling detection by NASA's Europa Clipper sparked a 17-spacecraft investigation. The findings are raising concern about future crewed missions. Reading time 4 minutes NASA’s Europa Clipper, a ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. An award-winning reporter writing about stargazing and the night sky. This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more. This ...