The recent geomagnetic storm watch NOAA issued is rated as a G1. Auroras occur when solar wind interacts with Earth's magnetic field. The charged particles from the sun collide with gases in the ...

However, these flares did not cause the storm, as they did not launch any CMEs at Earth. Not all solar flares are easy to see. In early March, a hidden eruption on the far side of the sun launched ...

But Friday night could be an exception, if skies were clear. The strongest solar storm to hit the Earth's atmosphere in over 20 years, since Halloween in 2003, is striking the Earth Friday night.

Related: How a giant sunspot unleashed solar storms that spawned global auroras that just dazzled us all Understanding the solar cycle is important for understanding the magnetic field's reversal.

They are areas where the Sun's magnetic fields have opened up, allowing solar wind to escape freely ... potentially spark moderate (G1) geomagnetic storms, which are disturbances in Earth's ...

Solar storms, also known as geomagnetic storms ... and even caused the accidental detonation of US naval mines near North Vietnam. March 1989: A geomagnetic storm resulted in communications ...

Solar storms may bring northern lights to several states in the northern U.S. just in time for New Year's Eve, but cloud cover may put a damper on festivities. Two bursts of plasma expelled from ...

That insight comes from comparing data on geomagnetic storms from previous solar cycles ... between September and March (when there’s sufficient darkness). The best destinations are Alaska ...