The same space weather that sparks spectacular auroras across the night skies can also damage infrastructure due to the flow of electrical currents, potentially causing power outages, a study has ...

Scientists find that interplanetary shocks which strike Earth’s magnetic field head-on cause more powerful ground-level electric currents, threatening pipelines and submarine cables Auroras have ...

The Northern Lights, also known as aurora, is a natural light display, caused by the solar wind. (Photo by:Universal History Archive/Universal Images Group via Getty Images) "Interplanetary shocks" ...

The nation's capital may be one of the most at-risk cities from the effects of intense solar storms. Washington, D.C., and Milwaukee, Wisconsin, have been identified by scientists as having power ...

Risks posed by geomagnetic disturbance (GMD) and electromagnetic pulse (EMP) events add challenges to an already complex power system environment. But they remain crucial to address. How prepared is ...

Grid operator PJM Interconnection has issued a geomagnetic disturbance (GMD) warning after observing “persistent geomagnetically induced current (GIC) at multiple stations” late on Friday. PJM ...

Eddy currents are not just textbook curiosities; they are the hidden loops that appear whenever metal meets a changing magnetic field. From DIY levitation tricks to clever braking systems, these ...