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.
Sunspots can be seen on this image of solar radiation. Each sunspot lasts a few days to a few months, and the total number peaks every 11 years. The darker spots accompany bright white blotches, called faculae, which increase overall solar radiation.
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NASA keeps an eye on the threat of geomagnetic storms on Earth and has seen a lot of coverage since it first opened. According to recent forecasts, the Earth will be subjected to a plethora of geomagnetic storm.
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The National Weather Service Space Weather Forecast Center (SWPC) issued a G2 storm alert - mild - for Sunday, April 25th, due to the possible harm this incoming energy could do to Earth. It is not, though, as dangerous as it seems. The most recent one happened just a couple of days ago on the 2nd of May.
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The interaction between the remnants of a solar storm and the Earth is called a geomagnetic storm.
Geomagnetic Storm
According to Space Weather, a geomagnetic storm is a temporary disturbance of the Earth s planetary magnetosphere after getting in contact with solar winds or other cosmic magnetic particles strong enough to create interference.
Coronal Mass Injections are the usual sources of the particles that interact with the Earth s magnetic field.
An increase in solar wind pressure compresses the Earth s magnetosphere. The cosmic remnants magnetic fields interact with the planet s own magnetic field and transfer increased energy into the magnetosphere.
The interaction causes an increase in plasma movement and electric current in the magnetosphere and ionosphere.