The quiet arrival offers another indication that the sun is moving into the declining phase of its 11-year cycle.
(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) The Sun is an immense ball of superheated gas called plasma. Because the plasma is ...
These CMEs are currently headed toward Earth and will likely cause strong to minor geomagnetic storms later today and ...
Earth could continue to experience effects from solar flare. An asymmetric, partial halo coronal mass ejection (CME) occurred on Dec. 28, 2015 in association with an M1 flare (R1-Minor radio blackout) ...