‘The upcoming El Nino event could cost India $1 trillion in losses’An impending El Nino event threatens global economies, with India facing potential losses exceeding one trillion dollars. This climate phen...
04 Jun, 2026, 11.21 PM IST
Can satellites bump into each other? New 'CRASH Clock' study reveals a potential threat in spaceEarth's orbit faces growing collision risks. A new 'CRASH Clock' measures how quickly satellites could collide if control is lost, potentia...
06 May, 2026, 10.24 AM IST
Is Earth's Magnetic Shield Failing? Scientists Warn of Solar Storm DangersOur planet's magnetic shield, the magnetosphere, actively responds to powerful solar events. These cosmic storms can compress and reshape t...
27 Feb, 2026, 04.23 PM IST
Extreme Solar Storms Could Rewrite the Rules of Satellite SafetyPowerful solar eruptions unleash charged particles and magnetic energy, posing significant threats to Earth's satellites. These events can ...
19 Feb, 2026, 06.07 PM IST
- Carrington Event of 1859: The Strongest Solar Storm on Record
In 1859, the Carrington Event, Earth's most intense observed solar storm, disrupted telegraph systems and produced equatorial auroras. This...
18 Feb, 2026, 07.12 PM IST
Why Auroras Suddenly Feel Like They’re EverywhereThe Sun's peak activity cycle is causing increased solar storms, leading to spectacular auroras visible far beyond usual latitudes. This su...
18 Feb, 2026, 11.32 AM IST
A Cosmic Storm Locked the Exact Year Vikings Reached North AmericaA powerful solar storm in 992-993 CE left a chemical trace in trees, allowing scientists to pinpoint the year Norse explorers were active i...
13 Feb, 2026, 03.37 PM IST
How do solar storms impact Earth’s magnetic field? ISRO’s Aditya-L1 decodesISRO's Aditya-L1 solar mission has revealed new details about solar storms. A recent study analyzed a major space weather event from Octobe...
10 Jan, 2026, 04.11 PM IST
India's Aditya-L1 joins global effort in landmark solar storm study: ISROAditya-L1, which joined forces with six US satellites, including NASA's Wind, with its precise magnetic field measurements helped researche...
09 Dec, 2025, 07.12 PM IST
Geomagnetic Storm, Northern Lights likely. What we know so farGeomagnetic Storm is reportedly brewing and is likely to erupt on Monday. Northern Lights activity may also start during this period.
04 Dec, 2023, 02.08 AM IST
Why Aditya-L1? The strange case of the great Canadian blackoutMajor objectives of Aditya-L1 include the study of the physics of solar corona and its heating mechanism, the solar wind acceleration, coup...
02 Sep, 2023, 11.58 AM IST
Is an internet apocalypse coming soon? Are telephone, television, radio coming to standstill?What is the internet apocalypse? How will it bring telephone, television, radio, and all types of navigation come to a standstill soon?
29 Jun, 2023, 05.19 PM IST
- NASA yet to hear from storm-hit Mars Opportunity rover
Washington, July 21 (IANS) NASA is yet to make contact with its Mars Opportunity rover ever since a massive storm started on the Red Planet...
21 Jul, 2018, 01.22 PM IST
Solar storms trigger sparks, melt soil on Moon: NASAThis alteration may become evident when analysing future samples from these regions that could hold the key to understanding the history of...
08 Jan, 2017, 12.47 PM IST
Solar storms trigger Jupiter's 'Northern Lights'It is the first time that Jupiter's X-ray aurora has been studied when a giant storm from the Sun arrived at the planet, researchers said.
28 Mar, 2016, 02.12 PM IST
Sun experiences seasonal changes: StudyThe quasi-annual variations appear to be driven by changes in the bands of strong magnetic fields in each solar hemisphere, researchers sai...
08 Apr, 2015, 04.22 PM IST
Solar storm could have plunged world into darkness in 2012These plasma clouds, known as coronal mass ejections (CMEs), comprised a solar storm thought to be the most powerful in at least 150 years.
25 Jul, 2014, 04.41 PM IST