What actually happens when the Sun sends a powerful storm our way? ☀️ When the Sun erupts, it can release an intense solar flare followed by a fast-moving cloud of energised gas called a coronal mass ejection. Travelling at thousands of kilometres per second, these eruptions can disturb Earth’s magnetic field, accelerate energetic particles and trigger geomagnetic storms. On the ground, that can mean temporary radio interference, navigation issues and dazzling auroras. Thanks to our atmosphere a

🌞 📰 Sun news for April 20, 2024: Numerous sunspots and a strong geomagnetic storm 🌶️ 🕳️ 🌞 The sun is peppered with sunspots and their magnetic energy has been throwing off CMEs left and right during the past week. The solar disk is currently covered with the largest number of sunspot regions (and sunspot number) during the current solar cycle, Solar Cycle 25. 💥 🫣 These many CMEs have traveled from the sun in a multitude of directions. Now, some of those CMEs have made it to Earth. Coronal