This coronalmassejection (CME) is due to collide with our planet on Wednesday or Thursday, after being spat out from a sunspot named AR3835 on Sunday evening, alongside a solar flare.
Ever since the beginning of the Space Age, the inner planets and the Earth-Moon system have received the lion’s share of attention. That makes sense; it’s a whole lot easier to get to the Moon ...
In simpler terms, the storm could cause northern lights to be visible in areas across the northern U.S. The outbreak of northern lights comes after a coronalmassejection launched from the Sun ...
The solar flare originated from sunspot group AR3842, which has a history of powerful activity. Just days prior, this same sunspot released an X7.1 solar flare and produced a coronal mass ejection ...