Incoming Solar Wind Prompts Forecasters to Call for Auroras This Week. (Photo Credit: NASA) Sun has a massive hole which has recently sent a persistent stream of solar wind towards Earth. As per a report of SpaceWeather.com, it is a Coronal hole, which is an area where the Sun’s magnetic field allows particles to escape …
The solar storm has the potential to result in vivid auroras. Powerful solar storms are expected to hit the Earth on Friday (December 1), according to a forecasting model developed by the US-based agency NOAA. Caused by a coronal mass ejection (CME), they will generate geomagnetic waves that are likely to impact radio, GPS, and …
On Sunday, a coronal mass ejection (CME) struck the Earth sparking a 15-hour-long solar storm that peaked at G2-class intensity. The impact was so strong that auroras were visible across most of Europe despite it being a moonlit night. As the planet is still recovering from it, NASA models have detected yet another CME that …