According to NOAA/NWS (Center for Space Climate Prediction) records, the Earth will experience a solar storm between next Thursday (1) and Friday (2). The records show that a sunspot has formed in the Sun’s atmosphere, capable of releasing a powerful jet of plasma towards the Earth. Forecasts indicate that geomagnetic storm will be category G-1, the weakest level🇧🇷

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The canyon-like spot is a vast coronal hole. these burachus are formed due to the presence of less hot and dense plasma than in other regions🇧🇷 Therefore, the images show a large dark spot on the Sun, which indicates the presence of plasma with different temperatures and densities. Since this is a Category G-1 geomagnetic storm, this event does not pose a high risk of problems.

How does a plasma jet get to Earth?

Geomagnetic storms are not uncommon and tend to occur with some regularity. The Sun’s magnetic field lines around sunspots point out into space and radiate solar material. The high-energy material is formed by electrons, protons and alpha particles and is eventually absorbed by the Earth’s magnetic field.

The particles pass through the atmosphere near the poles, causing the oxygen and nitrogen molecules to mix. As a result, the molecules release energy in the form of light and contribute to the formation of auroras. According to the scale of the event, category G-1 is expected. other than the formation of auroras, no major adverse effects are expected🇧🇷 According to Live Science scientists, a solar storm could cause power outages and hit GPS systems.

Over the next few days, those close to the poles will have the opportunity to witness one of the rarest and most beautiful meteorological events on the planet. The rest of the planet’s population is likely to spend the coming days not noticing anything else.

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Source: SWPC NOAA, Live Science.

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