In September 1859, the Earth was struck by a solar storm of unimaginable intensity, known today as the Carrington Event. This catastrophic event, named after the amateur astronomer Richard ...

“In a world that is now so dependent on electricity and electronics, a similar event has the potential to cause widespread disruptions and damage to the electronics aboard Earth-orbiting satellites, ...

The Victorians also struggled with the effect of space weather in 1859 when a huge solar eruption caused a geomagnetic storm that interfered with railway signalling and telegraph lines.

The Carrington sunspot is renowned for the intense solar flares and coronal mass ejections (CMEs) it unleashed in August and September 1859, leading to severe geomagnetic storms. NOAA forecasts ...