How epic solar winds make brilliant polar lights
Lesson by Michael Molina and animation by Franco Barroeta explains the phenomena known as polar lights.
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Featured image: Polar light illustration (Credit: Franco
Geomagnetic storm in progress, subsiding solar radiation storm (May 24, 2013)
The geomagnetic storm associated with the May 22, 2013 solar flare (M5.0) and corresponding Coronal Mass Ejection (CME) is ongoing. G1 (Minor) geomagnetic storm conditions have occurred as a result. According to NOAA/SWPC, continued, low-level
Geomagnetic storms – basic terms, data, plots and graphs
A coronal mass ejection (CME) that erupted on March 15, 2013, hit Earth's magnetic field at 06:00 UTC on March 17, 2013. The solar wind speed reached 700 km/s and sparked a moderately strong G2 (Kp=6) geomagnetic storm and minor S1 solar radiation