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By Elizabeth Flock The solar flare came and went without creating much of a ruckus Thursday. Our national power grid and other technology easily weathered the storm. But the flare left its mark in another way, as the northern lights, or aurora borealis

By: Denise Chow Published: 03/08/2012 01:52 AM EST on SPACE.com This story was updated at 6:58 a.m..

It is just part of what skywatchers expect will be an incredible series of auroras resulting from the impact of charged particles smashing through the Earth's protective shell during the current solar storm. After four years of relative quiet,

TORONTO — The earth may have had a solar storm the likes of which hasn't been seen for years, but to look at Canada, you'd never know it. Officials say the volley of highly charged solar energy particles concentrated around the North Pole has barely

Experts say the storm had little effect, with only some planes having to change route around polar regions. Some had been worried that the solar activity would cause big problems for power grids and satellites. But instead it did mean that certain

By Seth Borenstein AP WASHINGTON — One of the strongest solar storms in years engulfed Earth early Thursday, but scientists say the planet may have lucked out. Hours after the storm arrived, officials said were no reports of problems with power grids,

Like a solar storm, Palin played havoc with politics as we had known it up until 2008. The movie, based on the nearly 450 page book of the same name by John Heilemann and Mark Halperin, purports to tell how that happened, but it also tells the story of

Scientists say that the storm, while strong, may seem fiercer because solar activity has been weak in recent years.

Wayne Smith snapped this photo while overlooking the town of Winthrop overnight Tuesday with Northern Lights for the background. by KING 5 News and Associated Press WASHINGTON, DC — A massive solar storm hitting Earth today that may affect power grids

Wayne Smith snapped this photo while overlooking the town of Winthrop overnight Tuesday with Northern Lights for the background. by KING 5 News and Associated Press WASHINGTON, DC — A massive solar storm hitting Earth today that may affect power grids

An impressive solar flare is heading toward Earth and could disrupt power grids, GPS and aeroplane flights. Forecasters at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's Space Weather Prediction Centre said the sun erupted on Tuesday evening and

Click here Biggest solar storm in years races toward Earth Originally published: March 8, 2012 3:25 AM Updated: March 8, 2012 5:01 AM By The Associated Press SETH BORENSTEIN (AP Science Writer) (AP) — The largest solar storm in five years was due to

Airlines and energy suppliers are on alert as the largest solar storm in five years heads toward Earth, threatening to disrupt flights and power lines. The eruption on the surface of the sun, known as a coronal mass ejection

The largest solar storm in five years is heading toward us, and may disrupt some airline flights and communications systems over the next few days. The Guardian quotes a NASA official: "Solar storms have three ways they

The largest solar storm in five years is heading toward us, and may disrupt some airline flights and communications systems over the next few days. The Guardian quotes a NASA official: "Solar storms have three ways they

Solar storm: A massive solar storm occurring on the surface of the sun — and charged plasma particles that it unleashed on Earth — have been causing headaches for airlines. But relief is on the way, a NASA research scientist

ISO New England, which administers the regional power grid, said on Wednesday the system is operating under normal conditions after this week's solar storm. The solar storm ejection from the sun earlier this week was the largest since 2003 and the

The largest solar storm since 2005 is now in progress, causing fluctuations on the power grid and disruptions to the Global Positioning System. The ongoing strong proton storm is in full fury. And it's getting stronger; a Coronal Mass Ejection (CME) impact also

Solar flare: The effects of a massive solar flare that erupted on the sun Sunday are expected to be felt on Earth on Tuesday.

Solar storm: Delta Air Lines and United Airlines diverted flights over the poles to prevent loss of communications. This is the biggest solar storm in six years, says NASA. By Kyle Peterson, Reuters / January 25, 2012 A NASA photo taken Sunday night,

Happening right now, the strongest solar storm since May 2005 may produce a display of the northern lights as far south as Illinois and Oregon.

"So what's happened, there was a solar flare that ejected a large amount of material off the surface of the sun, a couple of days ago actually, and it's only now just arriving at the earth," said Chris Howk, a physics professor at Notre Dame.

The likelihood is remote, but there's a chance that a solar flare like the one that disrupted the Earth's electromagnetic field Tuesday could be responsible for the temporary demise of the Internet — or at least your ability to access it.

A huge eruption on the Sun has caused the strongest solar storm since 2005. The Earth is currently being showered with high-powered solar particles, but the storm is near its peak or it has already peaked. Besides possible communications and satellite

"So what's happened, there was a solar flare that ejected a large amount of material off the surface of the sun, a couple of days ago actually, and it's only now just arriving at the earth," said Chris Howk, a physics professor at Notre Dame.