A storm from the Sun can make a planet’s sky glow or a spacecraft’s computer stumble. At Mars in May 2024, it did both, just ...

What happens when a solar superstorm hits Mars? Thanks to the European Space Agency's Mars orbiters, we now know: glitching ...

Two European Space Agency (ESA) probes orbiting Mars have observed the impact of a powerful solar "superstorm” on the Martian atmosphere and on space equipment, according to a study published in the ...

The ESA's Mars Express and ExoMars Trace Gas Orbiter spacecraft watched as a superstorm that ravaged Earth also struck the ...

One of Europe's two Proba-3 spacecraft suffered an anomaly last month, putting the future of the solar eclipse-creating mission in doubt.

ESA investigates the Proba-3 anomaly after losing contact with the Coronagraph spacecraft. Mission teams study recovery ...

Veteran spacecraft overcome computer glitches as atmosphere 'flooded by electrons' Almost two years ago, a solar storm hit Earth, triggering auroras that were seen as far south as Mexico. The storm ...

The ESA is trying to raise awareness of the Earth's alarming lack of preparation for the worst possible solar events. Share on Facebook (opens in a new window) Share on X (opens in a new window) Share ...

ESA's Proba-3 mission, made up of twin spacecraft capable of aligning to create artificial eclipses, has captured "rare" footage of three solar prominences erupting from the sun's mysteriously hot ...