WE'RE DUE FOR ANOTHER CARRINGTON EVENT On September 1, 1859, astronomer Richard Carrington was observing a huge sunspot. Suddenly, a flash of intense white light burst from the sun's surface. He had become the first eye-witness of a major Coronal Mass Ejection or CME. And it was headed straight for earth. Seventeen hours later, the night sky in North America lit up like the day. Aurora Borealis, typically only seen near the north pole, were visible as far south as Colombia. In the southern hemis

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🌌 Are We Prepared for a Solar Surprise? The Reality of a Modern-Day Carrington Event 🌌 In 1859, the Earth experienced the Carrington Event, a massive geomagnetic storm caused by a solar flare. Back then, there was no power grid to worry about. But today? That’s a different story. Fact Check: Yes, a geomagnetic storm like the Carrington Event is rare, but it’s not impossible in our era. Haven’t seen one since we became dependent on our power grid and tech. But imagine if it did happen... What’s

What. A. Day! The third strongest solar flare of the solar cycle occurred a few hours ago! Unfortunately there wasn’t much of a CME and nothing major is forecasted to hit Earth (if at all). The region responsible for this activity, AR 4366, remains active and may produce another large flare soon! The sunspot group is moving to a more earth-directed position in the next few days. While the CME today was not directed towards Earth, future flares may launch CME that have a stronger Earth-directed c