An approaching solar storm is expected to affect the magnetic field of Earth. If the slow-moving solar particle cloud reaches Earth later this week, Earth may suffer a few mild geomagnetic storms.
A massive solar outburst might be on its way to Earth. According to Newsweek, astronomers have detected a large solar outburst but are unsure whether it is going towards Earth.
High-energy radiation outbursts from the sun's atmosphere can occasionally propel blobs of plasma toward Earth. A solar flare is an intense burst of electromagnetic radiation produced in the sun's atmosphere the layers of sparse but hot gas that lie above the sun's visible surface, known as the photosphere.