Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. Explore the universe with news about fascinating discoveries, scientific developments and more. Forecasters will soon be able to map lightning activity on Earth in real time and keep a closer eye on solar storms caused by the sun thanks to a new weather satellite. Together, NASA and … Read more
Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. Explore the universe with news about fascinating discoveries, scientific developments and more. Forecasters will soon be able to map lightning activity on Earth in real time and keep a closer eye on solar storms caused by the sun thanks to a new weather satellite. Together, NASA and … Read more
Many more people around the world than usual have recently been able to see the Northern and Southern Lights overhead with the naked eye. This unusual event was caused by a very strong solar storm, which affected the movement of the Earth’s magnetic field. The sun reaches its maximum point of activity in an eleven-year … Read more
For those who had the chance to see the aurora this weekend, it was quite a spectacular moment. But while seeing the Northern Lights is thrilling and exciting for us, the same coronal mass ejections (CMEs) and geomagnetic storms that make these light shows possible can also wreak havoc on some of the technology that … Read more