A few days after issuing a warning about a giant solar storm headed for Earth, NASA released a new report stating that the auroras observed at the North and South Poles were the result of the collision.
While many Twitter users shared mesmerizing images of the auroras they witnessed in recent hours, the phenomena eventually left the National Aeronautics Space Agency (NASA) and the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) arguing over the time of the collision. .
Meanwhile, Dr. Tamitha Skov hinted at another solar storm expected to collide with Earth in late March. “A #Solar Do-Over! After the recent solar storm, our sun is launching another Earth-facing #solar storm! This one is on track to reach Earth by the end of March 31. The first model predictions are out, but we’re waiting for more complete coronagraph images to be sure. #Aurora is on the menu,” she tweeted.
A #solar Do Over! After the recent solar storm, our sun is launching another Earth-oriented #solarstorm† It is on track to reach Earth by the end of March 31. The first model predictions are known, but we are waiting for more complete coronagraph images to be sure. #Aurora is on the menu! pic.twitter.com/rPOZTFd89k
— Dr. Tamitha Skov (@TamithaSkov) March 28, 2022
While the aurora borealis (northern lights) and aurora australis (southern lights) at the north and south poles, respectively, result from the interaction of the solar particles with Earth’s atmosphere, the recent collision finally lit up the sky. Read more about the collision here: Giant solar storm hitting Earth, NASA issues a warning; Read details
On the other hand, scientists have discovered a new wave on the surface of the sun that is propagating at high speed in the opposite direction. The study is published in the nature astronomy magazinewhich stated, “We are investigating three possibilities: that these vorticity waves are generated by the Coriolis force and modified by internal magnetic fields, gravity or compressibility.”
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