• A double solar storm is expected today, the biggest cosmic event of the week.
  • The event is called a “double solar storm” and will occur on July 7 at 5:30 pm ET.
  • Both coronal mass ejections will partially touch the Earth, increasing the overall intensity of the solar storm.
  • A solar storm can cause radio outages and disrupt GPS signals.
  • Another solar threat is brewing on Earth: a new and large sunspot.
  • The Hinode (Solar-B) satellite is studying the mechanisms that fuel the solar atmosphere and the causes of violent solar eruptions.
  • meat_popsicle
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    1 year ago

    That’s not overly alarmist at all…

    With that title I’d assume life as we knew it was close to ending.