2023-11-25 09:10:00
A group of a dozen sunspots has appeared on the surface of our star and might send a solar storm towards Earth this Saturday, November 25.
A group of sunspots has appeared on the surface of our star and might send a solar storm towards Earth this Saturday, November 25. The cluster includes regarding a dozen sunspots with a width of regarding 200,000 kilometers, or regarding 15 times larger than our planetaccording to Space.com. The specialized site EarthSky evokes a “sunspot archipelago” formed in particular by the spots AR3492, AR3495, AR3496 and AR3497.
The group is very active. He had already triggered three class M solar flares and several Class C solar flares before becoming visible, according to SpaceWeather.com as cited by Business Insider.
Class M rashes are medium-sized rashes. When directed towards Earth, they can cause brief radio cuts. Class C solar flares, on the other hand, are minor and have little effect when they hit our planet.
A coronal mass ejection might reach Earth this Saturday evening
Space weather experts are keeping a close eye on the cluster as it increasingly faces Earth, Business Insider Daniel Verscharen, associate professor of space and climate physics at University College London. European Space Agency simulations suggest that if the cluster releases a coronal mass ejection, it might reach our planet this Saturday eveningSelon Verscharen.
Scientists will continue to observe the cluster until it moves away from Earth. The “cluster” should be completely aligned with Earth within four to five dayssaid Matt Owens, professor of space physics at the University of Reading, Business Insider.
On Friday evening, the American and British agencies that monitor space weather forecast a low risk of dangerous solar weather phenomena in the coming days.
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