Scientists solve 1840s space weather mystery(arstechnica.com)
116 points by gumby | 48 comments
Ars Technica article on scientists finding that a 19th-century Nature account of a geomagnetic storm delaying a train got the year wrong due to a typo.
#space-weather on Hacker News
6 stories tagged space-weather, newest first.
Astronomer watches Starlink satellites sinking to build a 'planetary barometer'(theregister.com)
44 points by whh | 16 comments
The Register article on astronomer Tony Phillips of spaceweather.com using Starlink satellites' orbital decay to measure atmospheric expansion as a 'planetary barometer'.
We've Turned Starlink into a Planetary Barometer(spaceweather.com)
8 points by NKosmatos | 2 comments
A Spaceweather.com explainer on using orbital drag data from Starlink satellites to measure changes in upper-atmosphere density, effectively a planetary barometer.
Level S4 solar radiation event(swpc.noaa.gov)
594 points by WorldPeas | 197 comments
NOAA Space Weather Prediction Center news alert that G4 (severe) geomagnetic storm levels were reached on 19 January 2026, with aurora forecast and guidance.
X5.1 solar flare, G4 geomagnetic storm watch(spaceweatherlive.com)
383 points by sva_ | 109 comments
SpaceWeatherLive news post from 11 November 2025 reporting an X5.1 solar flare and a G4 geomagnetic storm watch.
Surges of cosmic radiation from space directly linked to earthquakes(earth.com)
374 points by webdoodle | 188 comments
Earth.com news article reporting research that links surges in cosmic radiation reaching Earth to earthquake activity.