The sun is going through a period of increasing activity, which means more solar storms can be directed at us.
Scientists believe that a solar explosion from the Sun on June 26 might get closer to Earth today.
Differentiation is being referred to as a potential “near failure” in CME.
CME is a solar explosion, called coronal mass ejection, which releases a large amount of plasma from the sun’s outer layer, called the corona.
These mass ejection particles from the sun travel through space and the Earth uses a magnetic field to protect us from the sun.
Experts at SpaceWeather.com explained: “A slow-moving CME that left the sun on June 26 might pass close to Earth today.
“A near miss can disrupt Earth’s magnetic field and cause high latitude aurora.
“A bright display would be impossible, but near crescent will allow for long photo exposures to capture the dim light.”
Aurora is one of the advantages of solar storms.
The most famous example is the northern lights.
These natural light displays are an example of the Earth’s magnetosphere being bombarded by the solar wind, creating pretty green and blue shapes in the sky.
Earth’s magnetic field helps protect us from the more extreme consequences of solar emissions and flares, but it doesn’t prevent everything.
When solar radiation hits the Earth directly, it can cause strong solar storms.
This can cause problems with power grids, satellite communications, and radio outages.
In 1989, a powerful solar explosion fired so many charged particles at the Earth that there was a nine-hour blackout in Quebec, Canada.