An unusually strong solar storm hitting Earth produced stunning displays of color in the skies across the Northern Hemisphere, with no immediate reports of disruptions to power and communications.
More than 1 million people in Ireland, Northern Ireland, and Scotland were left without electricity after Storm Éowyn (pronounced AY-oh-win) roared through on Friday. The state electricity company, ESB Networks, said that more than 300,000 properties in Ireland still had no power on Sunday....
Now:Kp=5.00storm 24-hr max:Kp= 5.00storm explanation|more data Interplanetary Mag. Field Btotal:7.03nT Bz:-4.97nTsouth more data:ACE,DSCOVR Updated: Today at 0811 UT Coronal Holes: 13 Mar 25 Earth is inside a stream of solar wind flowing from this minor (yet productive) coronal hole.Cr...
Unexpected major geomagnetic storm caused by faint eruption of a solar trans-equatorial flux rope Geomagnetic storms are common, and a strong one occurred on 23 March 2023. Here, the authors show that it was due to a stealthy solar coronal mass ejection originated from the faint eruption of a...
More than 1 million people in Ireland, Northern Ireland, and Scotland were left without electricity after Storm Éowyn (pronounced AY-oh-win) roared through on Friday. The state electricity company, ESB Networks, said that more than 300,000 properties in Ireland still had no power on Sunday....
A solar storm is set to hit Earth this week, bringing potential technology disruptions and northern lights. January 22, 2024 Additional Live Streams Additional Live Streams Live ABC News Live Live Tracking warmer temps for much of the country, and flood and avalanche alerts in the Pacific Northwe...
Watch CBS News In Focus: How will solar storm affect California?Ryan Yamamoto asks UC Berkeley astronomer Dr. Bryan Mendez if the current solar storm will bring the aurora borealis within view of Bay Area residents. (5-10-24)May 11, 2024...
Solar Storm Arrives ABC's Gina Sunseri and Clayton Sandell report: The solar storm that's been hurtling a billion tons of material toward our planet at two million miles per hour is now slamming into Earth's atmosphere, NOAA's Space Weather Prediction Center tells ABC News....
Geomagnetic field activity ranged from quiet to G1 (Minor) storm levels. G1 conditions were observed on 11 Aug, likely due to the influence of passing CMEs that left the Sun over 07-08 Aug. Total magnetic field strength increased to ~11 nT on 10 Aug and increased to a peak of 21 nT...
An international team of scientists have discovered a huge spike in radiocarbon levels 14,300 years ago by analysing ancient tree-rings found in the French Alps. The radiocarbon spike was caused by a massive solar storm, the biggest ever identified. A similar solar storm today would be cata...