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Solar storm ALERT! Unstable sunspot takes aim at the Earth; NOAA reveals incoming danger

3Oct

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Solar storm ALERT! Unstable sunspot takes aim at the Earth; NOAA reveals incoming danger

[ad_1] While the Earth has escaped solar storms lately, it has been riddled with radio blackouts owing to solar flare eruptions that send extreme ultraviolet radiation toward our planet. Just yesterday, an M2.5-class solar flare erupted, but as it was not Earth-directed, the current predictions do not reveal any threat. However, this is set to change as an unstable sunspot named AR3450 has now appeared directly in front of our planet, and is crackling with solar flares. Space weather researchers believe any explosions now will be geoeffective. On top of that, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) forecast models have predicted a chance for a solar flare eruption today, October 3, that can lead to powerful solar storm activity on Earth. Claiming the Earth to be in th...

Solar Storm may illuminate the skies with spectacular auroras on Friday in this country

7Jul

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Solar Storm may illuminate the skies with spectacular auroras on Friday in this country

[ad_1] Prepare for a celestial spectacle this weekend! Canadians are being urged to direct their gaze towards the heavens as a solar storm is expected to hit the Earth on Friday and spark beatiful auroras in the night sky. Yes, there will be breathtaking displays of the Northern Lights.This follows the extremely explosive events on the Sun on Monday night, when a colossal active region, designated as AR 3559, discharged an enormous cloud of charged solar particles into space, known as a Coronal Mass Ejection (CME). This solar storm took just three days to traverse the 150 million-kilometre journey from the Sun to the Earth and it is homing in on our planet. Experts from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's (NOAA) Space Weather Prediction Center says that the CME will re...

Solar wind shockwave sparks Dangerous solar storm on Earth; Know the consequences

20Dec

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Solar wind shockwave sparks Dangerous solar storm on Earth; Know the consequences

[ad_1] A dangerous solar storm struck Earth yesterday, December 19 after a solar wind shockwave opened a crack in our planet’s magnetosphere. Check details. Last week, scientists observed a highly unstable sunspot emerge on the Earth-facing disk on the Sun. The sunspot, officially known as AR3165, has been experiencing multiple explosions and has erupted more than 18 M-class solar flares ever since December 15. However, the worst impact of it came yesterday, December 19, when a shockwave in the solar wind struck the magnetosphere of Earth and cracked open a hole in it, causing a dangerous solar storm event. Read on to know all about it.The incident was reported by Spaceweather.com which noted on its website, “A shockwave in the solar wind hit Earth's magnetic field during the late hou...

This solar storm almost KILLED all passengers on a Qantas plane; check terrifying TRUTH

18Oct

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This solar storm almost KILLED all passengers on a Qantas plane; check terrifying TRUTH

[ad_1] In 2008, a menacing solar storm injured many passengers in a plane. It could have easily killed them all in a Qantas airliner. The popular notion around solar storm is that it is dangerous for electronic devices, satellites, wireless communication systems like Internet and radio waves, but it does not pose a threat to humans. This essentially means that during a solar storm, the radiation reaching a human is not powerful enough to burn their skin or kill them. However, this absolutely does not mean a solar storm cannot kill us indirectly. With our reliance on technology, solar storms can affect us in ways previously unimaginable. Take the example of this 2008 solar storm event which almost killed the 303 passengers and 10 crew members aboard a Qantas plane. Sounds unbelievable?...

Dangerous sunspot AR3089 ready to blow up, threatens to blast Solar storms to Earth

20Sep

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Dangerous sunspot AR3089 ready to blow up, threatens to blast Solar storms to Earth

[ad_1] The dangerous sunspot AR3089 has appeared on the Sun. Terrifyingly, it can send X-class solar flares and severe solar storms shooting towards Earth. The Sun is displaying scarily erratic behavior as we reach near the peak of its solar maximum phase. On September 18, three regions in the southern hemisphere of the Sun simultaneously exploded, releasing high amounts of magnetic charge and solar particles. Luckily that wasn't in the direction of the Earth. But something far scarier has now appeared in front of our planet. A sunspot called AR3089 has come into Earth's view. This sunspot was earlier seen in September and it was noted that it carried an X-class solar flare capable magnetic field. It was spotted using the tec...

Fiery solar winds heading for Earth! Dangerous solar storm to hit tomorrow; this tech tracks the terror

16Sep

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Fiery solar winds heading for Earth! Dangerous solar storm to hit tomorrow; this tech tracks the terror

[ad_1] According to NOAA, a powerful solar storm can strike the Earth tomorrow, September 17, as fast moving solar winds are creating a CIR (Co-rotating interaction zone) on our planet’s magnetosphere. The Earth has been suffering multiple solar storms as a result of coronal mass ejection (CME) bursts on the Sun. Luckily, these solar storms so far have been minor to moderate and we have escaped any major catastrophe. However, the solar storm 2022 story is not over by any stretch of the imagination. A very unique type of solar storm is likely to hit the Earth tomorrow, September 17, which can prove to be dangerous. Unlike the solar storms which are caused by solar flare eruptions and CME bursts, this one is being caused due to...

Solar storm-killer found? Look what just saved and changed the world forever

9Sep

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Solar storm-killer found? Look what just saved and changed the world forever

[ad_1] The Earth may just have found a solution for destructive solar storms —- Inouye Solar Telescope. We all know about the dark side of solar storms. These radiation-filled particles carrying a high magnetic charge known as coronal mass ejections (CME), can impact the Earth in multiple ways. From causing harmless auroral projections to destroying satellites in Earth's lower orbit, harming electronic devices on Earth, disrupting GPS, mobile network and internet services to even collapsing the power grid, the dangers of solar storms are very high. But probably the most terrifying thing about solar storms is the unpredictable nature of it. No matter what, we can only know about them one to two days ahead of time, which is not...