NASA Experiment to Track Space ‘Doughnut’ Encircling Earth 🌑

#ColumbusModule #GeomagneticStorm #Heliophysics #ISS #InternationalSpaceStation #Magnetosphere #Moon #NeutralAtomImaging

⏩ 4 new pictures and 3 new videos from NASA (SVS) https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:ListFiles?limit=12&user=OptimusPrimeBot&ilshowall=1&offset=20260502130226

Getting ready for the next #CarringtonEvent. :-)

"The May 2024 geomagnetic storm was the largest for over 20 years. The storm was categorized as a ‘low-level’ G5, where G5 is the highest on the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) scale for geomagnetic storms, yet the individual solar eruptive events were not particularly severe, and the observed impacts were relatively minor. The impacts that were observed were due to the combined and sustained effect of five successive earthward-directed coronal mass ejections (CMEs) which drove the storm. The event exposed the weakness of the current storm classification system which does not discriminate between low impact and high impact G5 events; it exercised the UK Met Office forecasting system, communications and UK preparedness; and it highlighted key areas that need to be addressed, particularly relating to national power supplies, space traffic management, aviation, forecasting and data gaps. Here, we set out what happened, record some of the key impacts, discuss what went well and what needs to be improved. We make 14 recommendations relevant to four government departments, so that the UK can be better prepared for a low-probability, high-impact space weather event described in the reasonable worst-case scenario that informs the national risk register."

#GeomagneticStorm

https://royalsocietypublishing.org/rsos/article/13/4/251943/481540/The-May-2024-geomagnetic-storm-UK-experience-and

ISS views Aurora from the November 11-13, 2025 Geomagnetic Storm

#Aurorae #CME #GeomagneticStorm #SolarActivity #SpaceWeather #SunearthInteractions #aurora

⏩ 1 new picture and 1 new video from NASA (SVS) https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:ListFiles?limit=2&user=OptimusPrimeBot&ilshowall=1&offset=20260327125742

ISS views Aurora from the November 11-13, 2025 Geomagnetic Storm

#Aurorae #CME #GeomagneticStorm #SolarActivity #SpaceWeather #SunearthInteractions #aurora

⏩ 1 new picture and 1 new video from NASA (SVS) https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:ListFiles?limit=2&user=OptimusPrimeBot&ilshowall=1&offset=20260327125742

NASA Interview Opportunity: Moonbound! NASA’s Artemis II Mission Days From Launch — First Crewed Journey Around the Moon in More Than 50 Years! 🌑🧑‍🚀

#Artemis #Aurorae #Biological&PhysicalSciences #CME #Cleanroom #GeomagneticStorm #HDTV #HumanSpaceflight

⏩ 5 new pictures and 5 new videos from NASA (SVS) https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:ListFiles?limit=26&user=OptimusPrimeBot&ilshowall=1&offset=20260409125705

New preprint!

We reviewed global catastrophic risks: nuclear war, volcanic eruptions, asteroid impacts, cyberattacks, EMP, geomagnetic storms, and pandemics. Which places on Earth are most resilient?

The short answer: nowhere is safe from everything. Australia and New Zealand come closest, but even they have serious vulnerabilities (trade dependence or volcanic exposure).

The key finding is that resilience factors actively trade off against each other. Geographic isolation helps in pandemics but hurts during infrastructure collapse. A large industrial base helps produce emergency food but increases digital vulnerability.

What could help across scenarios: democratic governance, low inequality, decentralized systems, food self-sufficiency, and preparation. Most of these are policy choices, not geographic fate.

You can find the whole preprint here: https://eartharxiv.org/repository/view/12373/

#GlobalCatastrophicRisk #NuclearWar #Pandemic #GeomagneticStorm #Resilience

NASA Interview Opportunity: Moonbound! NASA’s Artemis II Mission Days From Launch — First Crewed Journey Around the Moon in More Than 50 Years! 🌑🧑‍🚀

#Artemis #Ast #Astrophysics #Aurorae #CME #GeomagneticStorm #HDTV #HumanSpaceflight

⏩ 4 new pictures and 2 new videos from NASA (SVS) https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:ListFiles?limit=17&user=OptimusPrimeBot&ilshowall=1&offset=20260327130135

Northern Lights Over North Cork

You don’t expect to stand in a field north of Blarney and watch the northern lights, but here we are. Last night the aurora put on a show visible well into southern Ireland. Bands of pink and magenta hung across the sky, bleeding into that unmistakable green glow along the horizon. To the naked eye nothing could be seen, but the camera pulled out colours that made the whole scene look otherworldly.

A passing car lit up the bare trees on the ridge at just the right moment, backlighting them with a warm glow that played off the green aurora behind. It was one of those happy accidents you couldn’t plan if you tried. Even the electricity poles added something, a reminder that this was a country road in Cork, not the Arctic Circle. These events have become more frequent as we near solar maximum, so keep an eye on the Kp index and have a dark-sky spot in mind, because the next one might be even better.

Northern Lights Over North Cork

You don’t expect to stand in a field north of Blarney and watch the northern lights, but here we are. Last night the aurora put on a show visible well into southern Ireland. Bands of pink and magenta hung across thesky, bleeding into that unmistakable...

https://inphotos.org/2026/03/21/northern-lights-over-north-cork/

#astrophotography #aurora #AuroraBorealis #Blarney #Cork #GeomagneticStorm #Ireland #NightSky #NorthernLights #Photo #Photography #RuralIreland #stars