First solar storm from huge sunspot reaches Earth and knocks out satellites - and more could be on their way According to Nasas Solar Dynamics Observatory (SDO) team a single, dynamic active region unleashed over half a dozen solar flares . The two larger flares were M-class (moderate) flares and the others were smaller flares. This animation shows an ejection associated with the flares Nasa Confirms Six Days of Darkness in December: No, they really dont - its a hoax It may feel like winter is slowly squeezing all the sunlight out of your day, but if you see any news stories claiming Earth is headed for Six Days of Total Darkness then dont start stocking up on the tins of beans and torches just yet. Satirical news site Huzlers has been spreading this fake story far and wide on the web this week, taking in numerous Facebook and Twitter users and encouraging them to post about what theyre going to be up to during the six days of darkness. The story on the vaguely official looking website titled Nasa Confirms Earth Will Experience 6 Days of Total Darkness in December 2014! claims that an incoming solar storm is to blame, causing dust and space debris to become plentiful and thus block 90% sunlight. This is false. Although solar storms certainly are real phenomena (they occur due to fluctuations in Suns magnetic field) theyre not like terrestrial storms that can blow up dust and dirt.
Posted on: Wed, 29 Oct 2014 07:45:42 +0000