Jack C.M3d ago
An ancient solar storm left clues in tree rings and a famous poet's diary: 'Red lights in the northern sky'. Via @spacedotcom #Space #Astrophysics #Astronomy ๐Ÿš€ ๐ŸŒŒ โ˜„๏ธ ๐Ÿ›ฐ๏ธ #SolarStorms #SolarFlare #CarringtonEvent #AuroraBorealis #NorthernLights #CME #CoronalMassEjection #Science ๐Ÿ”ญ๐Ÿ”ฌ๐Ÿงช๐Ÿฅผ๐Ÿง‘โ€๐Ÿ”ฌ #History

An ancient solar storm left cl...
An ancient solar storm left clues in tree rings and a famous poet's diary: 'Red lights in the northern sky'

Medieval records of the northern lights extending as far as Japan have led researchers to evidence for a powerful burst of protons from the sun.

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Jack C.MMay 21
WATCH: A Spacecraft Is Launching to Study How Earth Survives Solar Storms. Via @sciencealert #Space #Astrophysics #OrbitalMechanics #Astronomy ๐Ÿš€ ๐ŸŒŒ โ˜„๏ธ ๐Ÿ›ฐ๏ธ #SolarStorms #SolarFlare #CarringtonEvent #CME #CoronalMassEjection

WATCH: A Spacecraft Is Launchi...
WATCH: A Spacecraft Is Launching to Study How Earth Survives Solar Storms

A joint European-Chinese spacecraft is set to blast off Tuesday to investigate what happens when extreme winds and giant explosions of plasma shot out from the Sun slam into Earth's magnetic shield.

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Jack C.MMay 19
Northern lights may be visible in several US states tonight as 3 CMEs race toward Earth. Via @spacedotcom #Space #SkyWatchers ๐ŸŒƒโœจ๐ŸŒ  #SolarStorms #SolarFlare #CarringtonEvent #AuroraBorealis #NorthernLights #CME #CoronalMassEjection #Astrophysics #OrbitalMechanics #Astronomy ๐Ÿš€ ๐ŸŒŒ โ˜„๏ธ ๐Ÿ›ฐ๏ธ

Northern lights may be visible...
Northern lights may be visible in several US states tonight as 3 CMEs race toward Earth

Forecasts say up to three glancing CME impacts could trigger G1 and possible G2 geomagnetic storms through May 20, boosting aurora chances across parts of the northern U.S.

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Jack C.MMay 16
Geomagnetic storm could spark northern lights as far south as Michigan and Maine over the weekend. Via @spacedotcom #SkyWatchers ๐ŸŒƒโœจ๐ŸŒ  #SolarStorms #SolarFlare #CarringtonEvent #AuroraBorealis #NorthernLights #CME #CoronalMassEjection #Space #Astrophysics #OrbitalMechanics #Astronomy ๐Ÿš€ ๐ŸŒŒ โ˜„๏ธ ๐Ÿ›ฐ๏ธ

Geomagnetic storm could spark ...
Geomagnetic storm could spark northern lights as far south as Michigan and Maine tonight and over the weekend

A fast stream of solar wind could trigger G1 geomagnetic storm conditions overnight, boosting aurora chances across parts of the northern U.S.

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Show threadDaniel FischerMay 8
Since March the K-Cor coronagraph is finally back in action on #MaunaLoa - and at the #coronagraphs symposium in Boulder the value of a ground-based instrument was highlighted by Tom Berger: it catches a beginning #CoronalMassEjection almost an hour earlier than all existing coronagraphs in space which have to cover more of the surroundings of the Sun.
Jack C.MMay 8
Solar activity makes space junk crash to Earth faster. Via @spacedotcom #Space #Astrophysics #OrbitalMechanics #Astronomy #KesslerSyndrome ๐Ÿš€ ๐ŸŒŒ โ˜„๏ธ ๐Ÿ›ฐ๏ธ #SolarStorms #SolarFlare #CarringtonEvent #CME #CoronalMassEjection

Solar activity makes space jun...
Solar activity makes space junk crash to Earth faster

"This observation is expected to be key for planning sustainable space operations in the future."

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Jack C.MApr 28
Sun unleashes 2 colossal X-flares within 7 hours of each other, knocking out radio signals on Earth. Via @spacedotcom #Space #Astrophysics #OrbitalMechanics #Astronomy ๐Ÿš€ ๐ŸŒŒ โ˜„๏ธ ๐Ÿ›ฐ๏ธ #SolarStorms #SolarFlare #CarringtonEvent #CME #CoronalMassEjection

Sun unleashes 2 colossal X-fla...
Sun unleashes 2 colossal X-flares within 7 hours of each other, knocking out radio signals on Earth

The twin eruptions briefly disrupted radio signals across the dayside of Earth.

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Jack C.MApr 17
#NorthernLights may be visible from several US states Friday and Saturday as giant hole opens up in sun's atmosphere. Via @live_science #SkyWatchers ๐ŸŒƒโœจ๐ŸŒ  #SolarStorms #SolarFlare #CarringtonEvent #AuroraBorealis #CME #CoronalMassEjection #Space #Astrophysics #OrbitalMechanics #Astronomy ๐Ÿš€ ๐ŸŒŒ โ˜„๏ธ ๐Ÿ›ฐ๏ธ

Northern lights may be visible...
Northern lights may be visible from several US states Friday and Saturday as giant hole opens up in sun's atmosphere

A large hole opened up in the sun's atmosphere this week, spewing high-speed solar winds that will paint northern lights displays across several U.S. states this weekend.

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Jack C.MApr 17
Northern lights could be visible as far south as Illinois & Oregon tonight. Via @spacedotcom #SkyWatchers ๐ŸŒƒโœจ๐ŸŒ  #SolarStorms #SolarFlare #CarringtonEvent #AuroraBorealis #NorthernLights #CME #CoronalMassEjection #Space #Astrophysics #OrbitalMechanics #Astronomy ๐Ÿš€ ๐ŸŒŒ โ˜„๏ธ ๐Ÿ›ฐ๏ธ

Northern lights could be visib...
Northern lights could be visible as far south as Illinois and Oregon tonight

Fast solar wind could spark geomagnetic storms tonight, pushing auroras into mid-latitudes.

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Jack C.MApr 14
A worst-case solar storm could knock out satellites, GPS and power grids, report warns. Via @spacedotcom #Space #Astrophysics #OrbitalMechanics #Astronomy ๐Ÿš€ ๐ŸŒŒ โ˜„๏ธ ๐Ÿ›ฐ๏ธ #SolarStorms #SolarFlare #CarringtonEvent #CME #CoronalMassEjection

A worst-case solar storm could...
A worst-case solar storm could knock out satellites, GPS and power grids, report warns

Scientists outline how a once-in-a-century solar storm could disrupt the technology modern society depends on.

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