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NASA: Earth braces for impending CME strike and geomagnetic storm within 24 hoursOn Valentine's Day, the Earth witnessed a dazzling display of aurora borealis following an intense solar storm. Now, another solar phenomenon has occurred, and it could have serious consequences for our planet. A partial halo coronal mass ejection (CME) was hurled towards Earth on February 15 and is expected to reach us on February 17, according to a report from Spaceweather.com. A CME can release up to a billion tons of matter, which can…

Earth has been in the firing line of various natural phenomena in the 2 months into the new year. Moreover, devastating earthquakes have plagued places like Turkey, wreaking havoc and causing major loss of life and property. Out in space, solar activity has also been at a high with solar storms, solar flares, CMEs and other phenomena impacting Earth. Now, it has been revealed that a gap in the Earth's magnetic field allowed dangerous solar wind to pass through.According to a report by spaceweather.com, solar wind passed…

After an intense solar storm struck the Earth and caused a bright auroral display on Valentine's Day, another solar phenomenon occurred yesterday, February 15, as a solar prominence hurled out a partial halo CME towards Earth. And now, this CME is expected to reach Earth as soon as tomorrow, February 17, according to a report by Spaceweather.com. A large CME can contain a billion tons of matter that can be accelerated to several million miles per hour in a spectacular explosion. Solar material streams out through the…

Whenever solar activity rises, huge bubbles of coronal plasma are ejected, threaded by magnetic field lines over the course of several hours. According to NASA, CMEs often look like twisted rope, known as ‘flux rope'. A large CME can contain a billion tons of matter that can be accelerated to several million miles per hour in a spectacular explosion. This solar material streams out through the interplanetary medium, impacting any planet or spacecraft in its path. Although this solar activity might seem harmless due to…

A dangerous geomagnetic storm has hit Earth and it has had visible, physical effects. Here’s what NOAA revealed. Solar activity such as sunspot eruptions, solar storms, solar flares and more, have increasingly plagued Earth for the past months due to the Sun now being in the middle of its solar cycle. Although this solar activity might seem harmless due to the distance of the Sun from our planet, they can cause major damage. While Earth's magnetosphere deflects most solar activity carried by the solar wind, some…

Earth is facing a Geomagnetic Storm risk today due to rising solar activity. Know what the NOAA report says. Disturbances in the Earth's magnetic field that occur when the planet's magnetic field interacts with charged particles from the sun are known as Geomagnetic Storms. These storms are caused by solar activity such as flares, coronal mass ejections (CMEs) that send a burst of charged particles towards the Earth. Although this solar activity might seem harmless due to the distance of the Sun from our planet, they…

There is a chance that a powerful geomagnetic storm may hit Earth between January 14-15 as the Sun has blasted a coronal mass ejection towards the planet. Know how it may affect us. After a brief period of quiet this week and narrowly escaping a strong possibility of an X-class solar flare eruption, now the Earth is faced with the prospect of being pummeled by a geomagnetic storm. This particular storm can strike our planet today, January 14, or even January 15. As a result of multiple medium solar flares erupting…

Over the last few days, the Earth has suffered the onslaught from a solar flare, a geomagnetic storm and a coronal mass ejection (CME). But what are they and how do they differ? NASA explains. The last few days have been pretty terrifying for the Earth. Our planet has been suffering from a solar storm onslaught that included two different X-class solar flare eruptions and a geomagnetic storm, all within just a week. This has resulted in radio blackouts in Australia, New Zealand and South America as well as the…

A recent CME eruption on the surface of the Sun is all set to spark a Geomagnetic storm on Earth tomorrow, December 27. Here’s what could happen. Solar activity has been at a high due to the Sun being in the middle of its solar cycle during which it reaches its peak volatility levels. As a result, sunspot eruptions, solar storms, solar flares and more, are all plaguing Earth. Although this solar activity might seem harmless due to the distance of the Sun from our planet, they can cause major damage. Now, scientists…

Gusty solar winds have been observed blowing towards the Earth. Could the planet be at risk of a geomagnetic storm? Earth has been in the firing line of solar storms and more recently as the Sun is nearing the middle of its 11-year solar cycle. This has resulted in increased solar activity. Earth has faced numerous solar flares these past few months and more are expected as the Sun moves ahead in its cycle. NOAA forecasters have revealed that Earth is at risk of a geomagnetic storm soon.According to spaceweather.com,…