"They can penetrate metal on satellites, hit circuit boards, and can be carcinogenic if they hit a person in space." ...

When lightning strikes, the electrons come pouring down. In a new study, researchers at the University of Colorado Boulder, ...

Research has shown that some old tree rings show evidence of "Miyake events", or unusually severe storms that are ...

Ladakh's recent aurora sightings validate space weather monitoring efforts, predicting solar storms that can disrupt ...

Solar storms that could lead to a week-long grounding of the world’s aviation industry and cut energy supplies to Kiwis for ...

From the internet and cellphones to weather radar and navigation tools, satellite technology is used every minute of every ...

Lightning affects both Earth's atmosphere and space. It triggers high-energy electrons in radiation belts, creating risks for ...

The sun is currently at the maximum phase of its 11-year cycle, making solar surges and northern lights more frequent.

Being a space weather forecaster, though, sounds incredibly badass. Turns out it’s also important to our daily lives, even if ...

Space weather forecasting has improved a lot, but we still can't forecast the northern lights more than one to four days in advance.

Ladakh's recent sightings of aurora, marked by reddish or greenish light in the night sky and usually observed in the far northern regions, is a validation of our efforts in space weather ...