A new solar storm threatens communications

Written By ندى ماهر عبدربه on 2024/05/30

This article was written originally in Arabic and is translated using a 3rd party automated service. ArabiaWeather is not responsible for any grammatical errors whatsoever.

<p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr">Arabia Weather - The world has hardly forgotten the effects of the giant sunspot at the beginning of this month, which caused explosions and the longest <a href="https://www.arabiaweather.com/ar/question/%D9%85%D8%A7-%D9%87%D9%8A-%D8%... storm</a> of 2024, and led to the interruption of radio waves in some areas, until it returned to pose a new threat this week with expectations of more storms. Geomagnetism.</p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> On Monday, May 27, a powerful</p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> The giant spot AR3664, the source of the geomagnetic storm that occurred on May 10, 2024, is expected to return two weeks after crossing the far side of the sun, which may cause more aurora to appear, according to the Paper Insider website.</p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> <a href="https://www.arabiaweather.com/ar/question/%D9%85%D8%A7-%D9%87%D9%8A-%D8%... is a solar storm?</a> </p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"></p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"><img alt="" src="/sites/default/files/uploads-2020/%D8%AA%D9%87%D8%AF%D8%AF%20%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A7%D8%AA%D8%B5%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A7%D8%AA%20%D8%B9%D9%84%D9%89%20%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A3%D8%B1%D8%B6..%20%D8%B9%D8%A7%D8%B5%D9%81%D8%A9%20%D8%B4%D9%85%D8%B3%D9%8A%D8%A9%20%D8%AC%D8%AF%D9%8A%D8%AF%D8%A9%20%D8%AA%D8%B7%D9%84.jpg" style="width: 800px; height: 548px;" /></p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"></p><h2 style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> A strong solar flare and a disruption of communications on Earth</h2><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> NASA&#39;s Space Weather Prediction Center recorded a powerful flare off the sun&#39;s southeast limb, with a magnitude of X2.9.</p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> Scientists speculated that the flare might have been stronger than</p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> Category Earlier this month we saw several powerful flares.</p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> The source of the May 10 massive solar storm, which produced a visible aurora in all 50 US states for the first time in decades, was sunspot AR3664.</p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> A few days after the longest solar storm to hit Earth, the giant spot moved to face Mars, according to an image taken by NASA&#39;s Perseverance rover from its position inside Jezero Crater on Mars on May 15, 2024.</p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> It is worth noting that on May 14, the giant Carrington-class sunspot AR3664 unleashed a solar flare of magnitude According to NASA computer models, the jet reached Mars on May 17 and caused increased aurora activity there.</p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"></p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"></p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> See also:</p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> <a href="https://www.arabiaweather.com/ar/content/%D9%85%D8%A7-%D9%87%D9%8A-%D8%A... is a solar storm?</a></p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> <a href="https://www.arabiaweather.com/ar/content/%D8%B9%D8%A7%D8%B5%D9%81%D8%A9-... strong solar storm is on its way to Earth tomorrow, Saturday</a></p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> <a href="https://www.arabiaweather.com/ar/content/%D9%85%D8%A7-%D8%B9%D9%84%D8%A7... is the relationship between the solar storm that struck Earth last week and the formation of a new wave of hurricanes?</a></p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"></p><hr /><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> Sources:</p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> <a href="https://www.alarabiya.net/science/2024/05/29/%D8%AA%D9%87%D8%AF%D8%AF-%D...

This article was written originally in Arabic and is translated using a 3rd party automated service. ArabiaWeather is not responsible for any grammatical errors whatsoever.


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