Will cause problems with radio and GPS: solar storm is approaching the Earth

A coronal mass ejection (CME) of plasma and magnetic field has left the Sun. According to forecasts, he will reach Earth this week, writes Express.

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Dr. Tamita Skov, a physicist who studies space weather, warned that the recent eruption on the Sun will hit the planet and cause mild consequences.

She said: “According to NASA forecasts, the recent filament eruption will strike the planet's south on December 11th. Moderate impact expected, but aurora borealis possible in high latitudes, radio and GPS problems likely. "

According to astronomers at the South African National Space Agency, there are currently two CMEs that are potentially heading towards Earth as a result of filament eruptions.

The first CME is expected to reach Earth around 19:00 on December 11. However, their confidence in this is low due to the limited number of images available for analysis.

The second of these emissions is likely to pass Earth, with a possible slight impact on December 10 around 10:00.

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The experts said: "Although the solar wind speed will initially be at standard levels, it is expected to increase due to the aforementioned CMEs or the possible influence of coronal hole 29 (CH29) in the northwest quadrant."

According to astronomers at SpaceWeather.com, the "swirling debris" caused by the explosion from the sun "will barely pass Earth."

They predict that the debris will fly south of the planet.

Although no geomagnetic storms are expected from this incident, a close passage could cause auroras around the poles.

According to the US Space Weather Prediction Center (SWPC), CMEs can leave the Sun at speeds ranging from 560 miles per hour to over 000 million miles per hour.

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At these dizzying speeds, the fastest CMEs are capable of reaching our planet in just 15-18 hours.

SWPC said: “Slow CMEs may appear in a few days. They increase in size with distance from the Sun, and the larger ones acquire a value equal to almost a quarter of the space between the Earth and the Sun by the time they reach our planet. "

The more powerful the CME, the stronger the geomagnetic storms around the planet are felt.

Scientists rate these storms on a scale from G1 Minor to G5 Extreme.

"A geomagnetic storm is a severe wobble in the Earth's magnetosphere that occurs when there is a very efficient exchange of energy from the solar wind with the space environment surrounding the Earth," the scientists explained.

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