This week our Star really fakes us out with two big solar storm launches on the Sun's farside. Although these storms are not Earth-directed, they are a clear indicator that Solar Cycle 25 is now well underway. The big flare players we saw just two weeks ago are obviously still alive and kicking and

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Solar Storm Fake Out & Big Flare Players Near | Solar Storm Forecast 07.17.2021

Lions and Tigers and X-flares oh my! this week our son ratchets up the activity big time. We have had 11 solar flares in the past few days, including for big flares and the first X-class flare of Solar Cycle 25! it all started very quickly on July 3rd when region 2939 came up

The First X-Flare of Solar Cycle 25 | Space Weather News 07.06.2021

This week our Sun keeps us watching as a filament continues a slow rise off the Earth-facing Sun. It is now traversing through the Earth-strike zone and is poised to launch. If it erupts over the next few days, it could very well be an Earth-directed solar storm so we are keeping our eyes

A Filament Poised to Launch with Noctilucent Clouds & Aurora | Solar Storm Forecast 06.22.2021

This week our Sun keeps us on our toes with a near Earth-directed solar storm and a "Ring of Fire" solar eclipse. Although the solar storm will go mainly east of Earth, the NASA prediction model shows a slight chance that the storm will graze us on June 11. Likely, we wont even notice

Solar Storms Amid a Solar Eclipse | Space Weather News 06.09.2021

As if Solar Cycle 25 had not already started last week off with a band, we get more excitement this week! We had a large solar storm launch from region 2824 earlier this week and although it is not expected to hit Earth (it will likely graze us to the west), it nevertheless came with

A Light Graze and the First Radiation Storm of Cycle 25 | Space Weather News 06.02.2021

This week our star really turns up the volume with numerous solar flares and solar storm launches all within the Earth-strike zone. There are at least two, if not three solar storms on their way, which are expected to hit later today. We could reach the G2-level by May 26 and continue storming until the

Rapid Fire Solar Storms Headed Earth’s Way | Solar Storm Forecast 05.25.20201

Our Sun gets busy this week! We have multiple solar storms in the inner heliosphere, including one that is headed towards Mars and one that is headed towards Earth! The storm headed towards Mars should arrive sometime early on May 11th and it is driving a minor radiation storm towards that planet. This means both

Big Flares Return with Solar Storms Headed for Earth & Mars | Space Weather News 05.10.2021

This week activity slows down just a bit as we watch a trio of sunspots rotate off the west limb of the Earth-facing Sun. This means the solar flux has been dipping down into the low 70s and solar flare activity has also dropped off for now. The cool thing is that we do have

Goodbye Trio of Sunspots Hello Fast Solar Wind | Solar Storm Forecast 05.02.2021

This week our Sun picks up the pace with an extended blast of fast solar wind from a large coronal hole. We have been storming over the weekend and it should continue through the early part of this week, especially at high latitudes. This means aurora photographers have a chance to catch more aurora views

The Sun Fires a Big Flare & Solar Storm Towards Mars & Ingenuity | Space Weather News 04.19.2021

This week our Sun turns on the heat with multiple new bright regions emerging and several solar storm launches. The most notable bright region is 2814, which is the most complex sunspot cluster we've seen thus far in this new cycle. as such it is boosting the solar flux well into the mid-70s and at

An Earth-Directed Stealthy Storm Launches as Activity Bumps Up | Solar Storm Forecast 04.14.2021

This week our Sun causes us to wait for some action to arrive. We have two coronal holes in view this week that will rotate into the Earth-strike zone over the next few days. These will bring some much needed aurora to high latitudes and possibly mid-latitudes during the early part of the week and

A Fast Wind Burst & Solar Flux Boost | Space Weather News 02.28.2021

Our Sun wakes up a bit this week to bring us some gorgeous eye-candy in the shape of a snake! A huge filament, that almost stretches across the entire Earth-facing Sun is snaking through the Earth-strike zone now. If it erupts, not only will it give us a gorgeous spectacle, but it will launch an

A Snake-Like Filament, A Solar Storm, & A Serene Red Planet | Space Weather News 02.14.2021

This week fast solar wind comes in waves as we have multiple coronal holes rotating through the Earth-strike zone. The first coronal hole is sending us fast wind now and the next will send us a second wave in through the weekend. This means high latitudes will experience some decent aurora shows through week's end

Fast Solar Wind Coming in Waves | Solar Storm Forecast 02.04.2021

Happy New Year everyone. Our Sun is slowly coming back from being on Holiday since the big solar storms of about a month ago. It has returned to being spotless, but at least we are still getting some activity. We've had two solar storms launch that are nearly Earth-directed and they could graze us sometime

Solar Storm Graze & Red Planet Rendezvous | Space Weather News 01.10.2021

This week our Sun gives us some night gifts for the holidays. First we have an extended pocket of fast solar wind that has already brought aurora down to the UK and upper tier of the USA sporadically. It has also sparked some nice storm-time colors at high latitudes! Luckily, this fast solar wind should

Solar Flux and Fast Wind Boost for the Holidays | Solar Storm Forecast 12.24.2020

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