Tag: #spaceweather

Solar Orbiter Captures ‘Magnetic Avalanche’ Building a Major Solar Flare

ESA’s Solar Orbiter watched a big flare ignite through a cascade of tiny magnetic failures, supporting long-standing avalanche models and aiding space-weather forecasting.

#solarorbiter, #solarflare, #spaceweather, #esa, #astronomy

Rare Severe Solar Storm Lights Up Skies Far South as NOAA Issues S4 Radiation, G4 Geomagnetic Alerts

A powerful solar flare and Earth-directed CME triggered rare S4 radiation and G4 geomagnetic storm levels, expanding auroras deep into the U.S.

#spaceweather, #aurora, #solarstorm, #noaa

Solar Orbiter Captures First Images of Sun's South Pole

ESA's Solar Orbiter reveals the Sun's chaotic magnetic fields, poised to enhance solar cycle understanding and improve space weather predictions.

#solarorbiter, #esa, #sun, #spaceweather, #solarcycle