Earth endured its most intense solar radiation storm in over 22 years on January 19, 2026, a day after a powerful X1.9-class solar flare from sunspot region AR4341 triggered an R3 radio blackout ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The northern lights are pictured over Portsall in western France on January 19. - Oscar Chuberre/AFP/Getty Images Powerful solar ...

Last month, European regulators grounded thousands of Airbus jetliners, citing an unusual reason: solar radiation. The planes’ electronics, the manufacturer said, were vulnerable to the charged ...

One technique involves releasing particles of sulphur dioxide high up in the stratosphere. Another involves trying to brighten the clouds over the sea by spraying salt water off the back of ships.