WebOct 11, 2024 · On Saturday, a large solar flare was detected coming off the sun. The flare - officially known as a coronal mass ejection (CME) - was observed on the side of the sun directly facing Earth... WebA coronal mass ejection from the flare, a huge eruption of charged particles, could reach Earth by Saturday or Sunday (Oct. 30-31), just in time for Halloween, SpaceWeather.com reported. The eruption could supercharge Earth's northern lights and potentially interfere with satellite-based communications. 12 Reply Share ReportSave level 2 · 7d
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WebMar 6, 2024 · The sun is about to get more active, and it's likely to send more solar storms our way.. When it does, charged particles and radiation barrel toward Earth, causing bizarre events. Here are 13 of the weirdest things that happened on Earth likely caused by solar eruptions.. The sun is a huge ball of molten plasma, buzzing with magnetic fields that … WebFeb 9, 2024 · Two days ago, sunspot AR3213 appeared on the Sun’s surface, firing off one solar flare after another toward our planet, one of the most recent packing a large enough punch to knock out shortwave radio here on Earth. AR3213, the monstrous Earth-facing sunspot from which the fiery activity originates, stretches more than 60,000 miles across … t4 missing
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WebFeb 18, 2024 · Some days have seen multiple solar flares. Three of them have fallen into the second-most powerful flare category, M-class flares. January saw five M-class … WebOct 28, 2024 · A new active sunspot, called AR2891, also recently fired off an M-class flare as it rotated toward the Earth-facing side of the sun. It is currently making its way across the face of the sun, as seen from Earth, a process that will take about two weeks. The sun is currently in the early days of its current solar activity cycle, which last 11-years. WebMar 21, 2024 · A massive eruption of solar material, known as a coronal mass ejection or CME, was detected escaping from the Sun at 11:36 p.m. EDT on March 12, 2024. The CME erupted from the side of the Sun opposite Earth. t4 minimum age