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Space Weather
4:09 PM Here’s the current solar activity from NASA SDO and NOAA/SWPC as of today, March 17, 2026: 🌞 SDO Solar Activity Report — March 17, 2026 Strongest Recent Flare An M2.8 (moderate) solar flare erupted from active EarthSky region AR4392, peaking at 12:15 UTC on March 16. The eruption triggered an R1 (minor) radio blackout over the Atlantic Ocean. Coronal Mass Ejection (CME) The…
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The Sun in Action
The Sun On January 23, 2026, NOAA’s Space Weather Follow On – Lagrange 1 (SWFO-L1) observatory executed its final engine burn, successfully entering its final orbital position at Lagrange point 1. Located roughly one million miles from Earth, this unique vantage point allows the satellite to continuously monitor the sun and space weather before it reaches our planet.…
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Election Security Risks?
Platohagel: If an election were to take place, and computers are used to tabulate votes, could these computers be broke into to increase fake votes for a candidate? It has been with some consternation that security concerns around a voting process in the United States had been voiced at some length, and some libelled had…
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Space Weather
Current Space Weather Conditions A single period of geomagnetic storming reaching the G3 (Strong) level was observed overnight. Since that time, geomagnetic activity has been on the decline as the CME influence has continued to weaken. No further significant activity is expected at this time but stay tuned for updates. Dialogos of Eide
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Space Weather Now
2012-09-03 15:14 UTC G2 (Moderate) Geomagnetic Storm in Progress G2 (Moderate) geomagnetic storming is ongoing now as a result of the coronal mass ejection (CME) arrival associated with the August 31st filament eruption. Continued geomagnetic storming is expected in the near term as the CME continues to affect Earth. Solar radiation storm levels continue to hover near…
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Radiation Belt Storm Probes (RBSP)
The launch of an Atlas V carrying NASA’s Radiation Belt Storm Probes (RBSP) payload was scrubbed today due to weather conditions associated with lightning, as well as cumulus and anvil clouds. With the unfavorable weather forecast as a result of Tropical Storm Isaac, the leadership team has decided to roll the Atlas V vehicle back…
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Volcano and Aurora
Volcano and Aurora in Iceland Image Credit & Copyright: Sigurdur H. Stefnisson Explanation: Sometimes both heaven and Earth erupt. In Iceland in 1991, the volcano Hekla erupted at the same time that auroras were visible overhead. Hekla, one of the most famous volcanoes in the world, has erupted at least 20 times over the past…
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Latest SDO IMage
This image taken by SDO’s AIA instrument at 171 Angstrom shows the current conditions of the quiet corona and upper transition region of the Sun. Active Region 1515 released an M6.9 class flare beginning at 12:23 PM EDT and peaking at 12:32 on July 7, 2012. This region has been the source of much solar…
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SOHO Latest and Space Weather
EIT 304 A large solar flare yesterday triggered a coronal mass ejection travelling at 1400 km/s that will reach Earth today. An energetic eruption of this level can disrupt satellites, so operation teams at ESA and other organisations are closely monitoring the storm. A coronal mass ejection (CME) is a huge cloud of magnetised plasma…
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Space Weather: Wind in Space
An X1.9 Flare at 2011 Nov 03 2027 UT! Full SDO cadence (12 sec) movie of the M2.5 flare and associated CME from June 7,2011; composite of AIA wavelengths 211 (red channel), 193 (green), and 171 (blue); 05:00–13:00UTC; 2400 frames (300 frames per hour). Images are rotated 90 degrees for a normal aspect ratio.…
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Neural Connections?
Wiki Growth Over Time This is a project conducted by ChrisDavis and IgorNikolic to visualize the growth of wiki.tudelft.nl since its beginning in late 2004. Since then, it has grown to over 10,000 pages, and is now part of the officially supported ICT infrastructure of Delft University of Technology. This wiki is meant to be…
