Earth is entering a stream of solar wind

Earth is entering a stream of solar wind

Earth is entering a stream of solar wind blowing ~500 km/s, and the encounter is stirring up geomagnetic activity around the Arctic Circle. The solar wind data (velocity and proton density) presented on spaceweather.com are updated every 10 minutes. They are derived

Geomagnetic storm in progress

Geomagnetic storm in progress

A coronal mass ejection (CME) hit Earth’s magnetic field on March 10th around 0630 UT. The impact, albeit weak, did provoke geomagnetic activity around the poles.Planetary K-indexNow: Kp= 5 storm24-hr max: Kp= 5 stormNewly-arriving coronagraph data from the Solar

Space weather could wreak havoc in gadget-driven world

Space weather could wreak havoc in gadget-driven world

Advances in modern life have exposed humans to new weaknesses to space weather, which could disrupt communications, crash stock markets and cause months-long power outages, experts warned Saturday.Worst-case scenarios including scorched commercial satellites, GPS

Experts warn: We must take space storms seriously!

Experts warn: We must take space storms seriously!

Space weather could pose serious problems here on Earth in the coming years, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration warned today.

NOAA administrator Jane Lubchenco warned at the annual meeting of the American Association for the

Waves of ionization are rippling through Earth’s upper atmosphere

Waves of ionization are rippling through Earth’s upper atmosphere

Fast-growing sunspot complex 1161-1162 erupted on Feb. 18th, producing an M6.6-class solar flare. The almost-X category blast was one of the strongest flares in years and continued the week-long trend of high solar activity. NOAA forecasters estimate a 75% chance of

A solar CME hit Earth’s magnetic field

A solar CME hit Earth’s magnetic field

IMPACT! A CME hit Earth’s magnetic field at approximately 0100 UT on Feb. 18th (8:00 pm EST on Feb. 17th). The impact was not as strong as expected considering the cloud’s

Solar storm displays Northern light in UK

Solar storm displays Northern light in UK

 Britain should experience spectacular Northern Lights displays from Thursday due to a large solar storm which could disrupt communication networks, the British Geological Survey (BGS) said. “Since February 13 three energetic solar flares have erupted on the

Plasma cloud from major X-class solar flare reached Earth

Plasma cloud from major X-class solar flare reached Earth

The CME from strongest solar flare in four years disrupted radio communications in southern China, according to the China Meteorological Administration.

The US space administration NASA confirmed that Monday’s solar flare was the largest in four years,