No solar superstorm as powerful as the 1859 event has occurred since, so it is difficult to calculate what impact a comparable storm might have on today’s more wired world. A hint came with the ...

The northern lights have always been a breathtaking celestial display, captivating people around the world. But lately, ...

A rare, violent solar storm could knock out vulnerable satellite systems and leave ships stranded without navigation, ...

1 and 2, 1859, telegraph systems around the world ... and by developing strategies for adjusting grid loads when solar storms are about to hit. In short, it's important to work now to minimize ...

In 1859, an invisible wave crashed into the Earth ... Lights danced in the sky. It was the largest solar storm ever recorded. If it happened today, it would jeopardize global telecommunications ...

In 1859, for example, an intense solar storm known as the Carrington Event sent global telegraph systems on the fritz, (literally) shocking operators who watched in awe as sparks allegedly flew ...

For the solar origin, the group turned to largely ... Its size rivaled those of the Carrington storm in September 1859 and the NY Railroad storm in May 1921," Hayakawa said.