Solar flares are giant explosions that occur in a localized regions of the sun's atmosphere, typically originating from ...

The Southwest Research Institute, a nonprofit applied research and development organization, has booked a $60 million ...

A value called Bz indicates how far south the solar wind's magnetic field is pointing, which can predict how likely the northern lights are to occur.

Credit: NASA NASA, on behalf of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), has selected Southwest Research ...

NASA, on behalf of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), has selected Southwest Research Institute.

The San Antonio-based Southwest Research Institute (SwRI) won a $60 million contract to build three coronagraphs for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Under ...

Canada and Alaska will have the best chance of viewing the northern lights this evening, according to the NOAA. Other parts ...

Flares of this strength are “generally not common, although not necessarily unusual” when the Sun is at its solar maximum, as ...

Displays of Northern lights were possible on Sunday night across the Northern U.S. due to a geomagnetic storm.

It's good news for aurora chasers as peak auroral activity occurs a few years after solar maximum, according to Brekke. This ...

NOAA's new Compact Coronagraph, CCOR-1, onboard the GOES-19 satellite, has begun transmitting its first images, revealing ...