May 11, 2021 09:12 PM EDT
A geomagnetic storm (also known as a solar storm) with a speed of more than 1.3 million kilometers per hour is expected to reach Earth tomorrow, causing satellite problems, according to researchers.
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The Sun has spewed an erupting filament of magnetism into the solar system at 328 kilometers per second, which could interfere with Earth. The solar storm was triggered by a sunspot, which is a spinning pool of magnetism underneath the Sun s crust.
Sunspots
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Sunspots are dark streaks on the Sun s surface that are usually cooler than the rest of the star.
A strong geomagnetic storm hit earth early Wednesday morning
Early Wednesday morning the Space Weather Prediction Center put out an active warning for a G3 – Strong Geomagnetic Storm.
Posted: May 12, 2021 11:29 AM
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(WABASH VALLEY) WTHI – A coronal mass ejection (CME) hit earth at 2:43 AM Eastern Wednesday, May 12. A CME is a large expulsion of plasma and magnetic fields from the Sun. The Deep Space Climate Observatory (DSCOVR) satellite discovered a CME racing toward earth at around 961,882 miles per hour.
The Space Weather Prediction Center from NOAA said that this CME hit earth at a G3 or a Strong category. When this occurs, voltage corrections may be needed as well as false alarms to some protection devices may occur.
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Solar Storm Travelling At 1,800,000km/h To Hit Earth Tomorrow
by : Emily Brown on : 01 May 2021 15:51
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A solar storm travelling at 1.8 million km/h is due to hit Earth this weekend, potentially impacting our satellite technology.
Categorised as a G1 class storm, the impacts are expected to be minor but could include power grid fluctuations, impact on satellite operations, and even impacts on migratory animals when it hits tomorrow, May 2.
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It comes as a hole in the equatorial region of the sun’s atmosphere has appeared, researchers have said, which is emitting solar particles directly towards Earth at a speed of 500km/s, or 1,800,000km/h.