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Solar storm could disrupt communications and produce northern lights in US

An unusually strong solar storm could produce northern lights in the US this weekend and potentially disrupt power and communications. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) issued a rare severe geomagnetic storm warning when a ...

10 May 2024 at 20:26

Northern Lights set to dazzle Scotland as solar winds race towards Earth

Forecasters are expecting yet another display of the Northern Lights across skies in northern Scotland as solar winds race towards Earth at around 800km (nearly 500 miles) per second. Last month, Britons were treated to a spectacular show when ...

29 Mar 2023 at 16:30

Delays on the railways could be caused by solar storms, say scientists

UK scientists have claimed some train delays could be caused by “space weather” after they found solar storms have caused malfunctions in railway signalling systems. Research from Lancaster University will be presented this week claiming ...

13 Jul 2022 at 20:37

Space missions set to improve solar storm forecasts – study

Satellites launched into space could send back improved warnings of dangerous solar storms thanks to a breakthrough in the way scientists use space weather measurements. Solar storms can pose a threat to power grids and satellites ...

18 May 2023 at 14:00

Mysteries of Uranus may be explained by extreme space weather – study

Mysteries about Uranus which have puzzled scientists for decades may have been the result of unexpected data collected during an unusually powerful solar storm, research suggests. In 1986, Nasa’s Voyager 2 flew by the seventh ...

11 Nov 2024 at 16:00

Early warning space weather satellite Vigil to be built in the UK

A satellite that will provide an early warning system for potentially dangerous space weather will be built in the UK. Airbus has been selected by the European Space Agency (ESA) to design and build the space weather ...

22 May 2024 at 16:30

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Trio of space weather satellites blast off together to study Sun’s violent side

A cluster of space weather satellites has blasted off to cast fresh eyes on solar storms that can produce stunning auroras but also scramble communications and threaten astronauts in flight. The three satellites ...

24 Sept 2025 at 13:54

Dazzling Northern Lights display may be visible across parts of UK

The Northern Lights may be visible across parts of the UK on Wednesday night following sightings in the north east of the country on Tuesday, the Met Office said. The forecaster has issued a space weather ...

12 Nov 2025 at 13:26

‘Cannibal’ solar storm could be biggest to hit planet for 20 years, experts warn

The largest solar storm to hit our planet for more than 20 years will disrupt communications and satellite navigation systems, the British Geological Survey has warned. The organisation has upgraded its ...

12 Nov 2025 at 19:40

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