On the evening of Aug. 28, 1859, a telegraph in New York took on a life of its own. As its operator, J. C. Crosson, fought to transmit messages, the current fluctuated wildly. The battery that powered ...

A massive solar flare, followed by a series of coronal mass ejections, caused the Carrington Event, which happened on September 1, 1859. The event disrupted global telegraph systems and caused auroras ...

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. On a hot and humid Florida night in late August 1859, the sky ...

Richard Carrington's 1859 observation marked the first recorded instance of a solar flare. The subsequent coronal mass ejection (CME) triggered the most intense geomagnetic storm on record, estimated ...

New ESA simulations suggest that a solar storm on par with the 1859 Carrington Event could wreak havoc on Earth-orbiting satellites — and it is a question of "when," not "if" this will happen, experts ...

Remember the gorgeous auroras so many of us enjoyed back in May? Those are caused by intense storms on the surface of the sun, triggered by criss crossing of the sun’s magnetic fields. The most ...

A mesmerizing display of the Northern Lights graced much of the U.S. on Friday night courtesy of a potent solar storm. Even observers as far south as Florida reported seeing the sky painted with vivid ...

This historically large sunspot, now 15 times wider than Earth, rivals the one linked to the colossal solar storm of 1859. Reading time 3 minutes The Sun is a hot mess right now. Solar maximum is fast ...