NASA warns of potential blackouts across Earth due to solar flares erupting on the sun

NASA spots 2 large solar flares: Australian expert explains the dangers

Observation of 2 strong solar flares within 24 hours has led NASA to issue warnings that the intense eruptions on the Sun’s surface could cause problems on Earth. NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory captured this image of a solar flare – seen as the bright flash on the left – on May 14. The image shows a subset of extreme ultraviolet light that highlights the extremely hot material in flares and which is colorised in red. NASA/SDO. The first flare…

Emergency Drill Reveals U.S. Government's "Cosmic Blindspot" with Sobering Vulnerabilities to Solar Storms

Welcome to this week’s Intelligence Brief… Recently, an after-action report on the U.S. government’s readiness in the face of potential threats from space has revealed concerns about our vulnerability to severe solar storms. In our analysis, we’ll be looking at 1) how a training exercise conducted last year reveals how federal agencies and technological infrastructure might be impacted in the aftermath of cosmic events, 2) how the data reveals m…

No, solar storms didn't crash Spain's internet — but here's what they can do

Solar storms weren’t behind Spain’s recent outages. Experts explain what space weather can and can’t do — and when it really matters.

How space weather impacts us: A look at some of the worst solar storms in history

Forecasters of space weather keep an eye on the sun to stay ahead of eruptions of solar material that have the ability to shut down power grids on Earth, disrupt aircraft routes, global communications and GPS, and damage satellites and spacecraft. Here are some of the worst solar storms Earth has weathered.