Severe, Geomagnetic Storm and North America
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Officials say the CME is expected to arrive at and partially impact Earth around mid-day on November 12. “The potential for elevated geomagnetic response and dependent upon the orientation of the embedded magnetic field, potential exists for Severe Storm levels,” NWSSPWC said.
The sun has burped out bursts of energy called coronal mass ejections that could reach Earth Tuesday night. Forecasters said the vibrant displays could be visible across much of the northern U.S.
New Glenn is set to lift off from Launch Complex 36 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. The launch window opens at 2:57 p.m. and closes at 4:25 p.m. ET. Blue Origin will begin livestreaming the event approximately 20 minutes before liftoff, and you can watch right here.
The British Geological Society is warning that the Earth is about to get hit by the most powerful solar storm in over two decades.
The magnetic storm on Earth has been going on for the second day. This was announced on November 13 in the Telegram channel of the Space Research Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences (IKI RAS).
Increased solar activity causes auroras that dance around Earth’s poles, known as the northern lights, or aurora borealis, and southern lights, or aurora australis. When the energized particles from coronal mass ejections reach Earth’s magnetic field, they interact with gases in the atmosphere to create different colored lights in the sky.