A large portion of the Northern Hemisphere is under a warning this weekend, and it's because of some crazy activity from the sun. A Solar storm that NASA says is "unusually strong" is bearing down on the planet, and should produce some of the most spectacular views of the Northern Lights...
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.
[01:52.68]and it results in a geomagnetic storm [01:55.68]when it arrives at the Earth. [01:58.40]The sun is currently [01:59.64]at the highest part of its 11-year cycle, [02:02.40]making solar flares [02:04.24]...
NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory captured this image of solar flares on May 11, 2024. The NOAA says there have been measurable effects and impacts from the geomagnetic storm. (Photo: Solar Dynamics Observatory) Earth is experiencing a severe solar storm causing concern for those responsible for ...
the Sun at the same time, the right image is the same but with labels for the CME, the planets Mercury and Venus, Comet Tsuchinshan-ATLAS, background stars, and the "snow" caused by the solar radiation storm's impact on the coronagraph ca...
(Solar Dynamics Observatory/NASA) Under certain conditions, energy can flow into the near-Earth region from the solar wind, largely building up on the opposite side from the sun in a comet-like “magnetotail.” T...
Skov has previously worked with NASA, the Weather Channel, PopSci, and several other channels and outlets. Because the solar storm heading to Earth is expected to interact directly with the Earth’s magnetic field, amateur radio and GPS users should expect some signal disruptions on Earth’s ...
(Solar Dynamics Observatory / NASA) What can a solar super storm do to Earth? "There have been a lot of(solar) flares," Becker said. "Flares are when the sun brightens, and we see the radiation, and that's kind of the muzzle flash. And then the cannon shot is thecoronal mass ejec...
With activity on the Sun increasing as the Solar Maxiumum approaches, there will likely be heightened rates of flares and CMEs, putting at risk the human presence in space, which will likely be ever-increasing, with the advent of commercial space flights and NASA’s plans to send astro...
Last year, NASA launched its so-called Solar Shield project to serve as an early-warning system for serious space weather events. Powerful impacts possible Monday night's storm produced both a big solar flare and a CME. Wdespread satellite or communications disruption, however, is likely not ...