Solar Storm

Home News Spaceflight The Galaxy 15 satellite in a lab prior to launch. (Image credit: Orbital Sciences) International satellite services firm Intelsat has lost control of one of its satellites after it was presumably disabled by space weather. Intelsat is attempting to regain control of the Galaxy 15 broadcast satellite…

The International Space Station has an incredible view of our planet. In fact, the view is so good that you can even see when solar storms leave behind aurora borealis—the northern lights. A recent set of aurora photos from the ISS surfaced on Twitter. As it turns out, the view…

Late on the night of August 7, a surprise solar storm slammed into the Earth’s magnetic field. The clash of the storm against our planet’s outer shield resulted in the appearance of a baffling aurora-like phenomenon known as STEVE, which is short for Strong Thermal Emission Velocity Enhancement. STEVE first…

Home News Skywatching This NASA composite image shows STEVE alongside the Milky Way over Childs Lake, Manitoba, Canada. (Image credit: Krista Trinder/NASA) In the dark of Sunday night and Monday morning (Aug. 7 and 8), a surprise solar storm (opens in new tab) slammed into Earth, showering our planet in…

Home News The sun with solar surface activity. (Image credit: DrPixel via Getty) A solar storm slammed into Earth over the weekend, and it's possible that another one could strike later on Monday (Aug. 8). Classified as "moderate" by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Space Weather Prediction Center…

Home News An artist's illustration of a solar storm (Image credit: Shutterstock) High-speed solar winds from a "hole" in the sun's atmosphere are set to hit Earth's magnetic field on Wednesday (Aug 3.), triggering a minor G-1 geomagnetic storm. Forecasters at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's Space Weather Prediction…

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The sun at 13:32 on July 15, 2022, just as the filament that resulted in the solar flare begins to detach. Credit: Helioviewer Something is happening to the sun. One of the regions of the solar atmosphere currently exhibiting sunspots caught the attention of observatories on July 11, when there…

Home News The solar filament bursting over the sun's northern hemisphere. (Image credit: NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory) Solar winds from the snapping of a gigantic "canyon of fire" filament on the sun are set to slam into the Earth today (July 20) or tomorrow (July 21), triggering a weak G1…

The ionosphere and thermosphere (I-T) region sits roughly 50 to 400 miles above the Earth’s surface and will be studied by NASA’s Geospace Dynamics Constellation mission, which will launch in 2027 at the earliest. Credit: NASA University of Michigan researchers will play a central role in NASA's upcoming Geospace Dynamics…