The sun has a bone to pick with Earth — and it’s not done yet. A colossal solar storm just zapped the daylight side of the planet, causing global blackouts and knocking out radio signals across Europe, Asia and the Middle East. The culprit? A fiery X2.7-class solar flare that erupted from sunspot AR4087 early … Read more
It was a rare cosmic collision — and the sky responded in technicolor. A rare and rowdy “cannibal” solar eruption slammed into Earth this week, which painted the sky in jaw-dropping color from Scotland to the South Pole. The freaky phenomenon, known as a cannibal coronal mass ejection (CME), occurred after two solar eruptions decided … Read more
Future’s so bright, gotta wear shades. The sunspot responsible for generating the strongest magnetic storm in two decades is returning with a vengeance this week, meaning that Earth could potentially experience blackouts — but also more northern lights, or aurora borealis. The cluster, dubbed AR3664, marked its return with a solar flare that erupted from … Read more
The sun has really been showing off its infernal firepower this year folks. In May, solar storms created awe-inspiring northern lights and the sun produced its largest flare in nearly two decades Why you ask? Our life-giving death star is experiencing its “solar maximum,” which, despite sounding like the name of a Christian rock band, is … Read more
The sun started Sunday with a wild display, producing a strong M-Class flare and potentially causing radio blackouts. NOAA’s Space Weather Prediction (SWPC) office said an impulsive M7.4 X-ray flare peaked at 8:13 a.m. EDT on Sunday. The flare was classified as an M7.4 flare. M is the second-most-intense type of flare, and the number … Read more
A strong X-class solar flare was spotted streaming from the sun on Friday, causing a solar radiation storm on Earth, according to space weather officials with NASA and NOAA. NOAA’s Space Weather Prediction Center (SWPC) said a moderate solar radiation storm (level S2 out of S5) was in progress this weekend after the sun emitted a strong X-class solar flare … Read more
That purple-ish glow in the night sky? That’s STEVE. STEVE, or Strong Thermal Emission Velocity Enhancement, is an atmospheric phenomenon that accompanies auroras, such as an aurora borealis, more commonly known as the Northern Lights, which have been spotted this week across the US. The purple light streak, often bordered by patches of green, is … Read more
“Talk about Polar Vortex!” Dr. Tamitha Skov tweeted about the unprecedented phenomenon. Source link