Thus far, thehas confirmed the ejection of two “filament eruptions” from the canyon of fire. These eruptions were spotted in the south-central part of the Sun and blasted out into space on Sunday, April 3 and Monday, April 4. The first ejection was expected to hit Earth today.
When intense solar winds like the one ejected from the canyon of fire hit the Earth, they cause geomagnetic storms. The Met Office only expected the ejection to trigger a mild geomagnetic storm. That means we’ll probably see a higher presence of aurora borealis in the sky over the coming days. These kinds of storms can also cause some interferences with satellites and electronics, but it shouldn’t be too serious.
The Met Office also reports that we should see less activity in the Earth’s geomagnetic environment over the coming days. That’s because the overactive sunspot that has contributed to much of the solar winds we’ve seen is now facing away from the Earth. As such, the canyon of fire shouldn’t be much of a problem for Earth’s geomagnetic environment.
Still, seeing a massive canyon of fire appearing on the surface of the Sun is astounding. It’s not the first time that the Sun has surprised us recently, either. Scientists have also been looking into mysterious waves discovered on the surface of the Sun. This is, of course, just one of the many mysteries that the Sun holds for us. With spacecraft like theThis isn’t the first time we’ve witnessed a canyon of fire appearing on the Sun, either.
back in 2013 of an eruption that left a massive fissure over 200,000 miles long across the surface of the Sun. This new canyon sounds like it is somewhat smaller, though still impressive in length and depth.Josh Hawkins fell in love with writing and technology at a young age. Eventually he decided to combine the two and started writing about video games, the latest tech, and all the cool gadgets he could find.