A mysterious geomagnetic storm hit Earth without being detected by space experts. This means that the solar storm entered the Earth's magnetic space region.
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In this artist's impression supplied by the ESO (European Southern Observatory) on April 25, 2007, the planetary system around the red dwarf, Gliese 581, is pictured showing what astronomers believe is the most earth like planet found outside our solar system to date. Using the ESO 3.6-m telescope in Chile.
The latest geomagnetic storm's entry was confirmed by Space Weather, an agency that provides alerts if there are upcoming solar flares and other similar space events.
"A G1-class geomagnetic storm broke out around midnight (UT) on June 25-26," said the space agency via its official post.
It added that they were surprised by the appearance of the mysterious geomagnetic storm. Now, here's why experts are confused by it.
Mysterious Geomagnetic Storm Hits Earth
According to News Sky's latest report, geomagnetic storms are commonly created by solar flares. This is why space experts can identify a geo storm even before it hits Earth.
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The sun's coronal loops are shown in this photo, released September 26, 2000, taken by special instruments on board NASA's Transition Region and Coronal Explorer (TRACE) spacecraft. Fountains of multimillion-degree, electrified gas in the atmosphere of the sun have revealed the location where the solar atmosphere is heated to temperatures 1000-times greater than the sun's visible surface.
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But, Space Weather said that the new solar storm is different since there was no solar flare when it happened.
This means that it didn't come from the sun. Experts said that the rare geo storm happened during the recent five-planetary alignment.
Bright aurora lights were created after the solar storm entered Earth's magnetosphere.
Since it's a G1-class storm, Space Weather explained that its power was strong enough to cause minor interferences, affecting satellites, power grids, etc.
What is the Origin of This Geo Storm?
Space Weather claimed that the new geomagnetic storm is a rare space event called co-rotating interaction region (CIR).
CIRs are usually created by two streams of solar wind, which meet on a single point. Since there was no solar flare to detect, experts could not identify the CIR until it led to the bright aurora lights.
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Previously, NASA captured a mid-level solar flare.
Meanwhile, NOAA's forecast model was used to identify a powerful solar flare that was expected to reach Earth.
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Written by: Griffin Davis
