The Earth is foreseeed to experience a geomagnetic storm this week follothriveg the autumnal equinox.
A sunspot erupted on Sunday, generating a coronal mass ejection (CME) on a trajectory toward Earth.
The solar plasma, propelled toward the structureet at 650,000 mph, is foreseeed to glance off the magnetosphere on Wednesday, according to Space.com.
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A see of the Sun thcimpolite a solar telescope, shothriveg solar prominences, sunspots and fifeeblents. (Manuel Romano/NurPboilingo via Getty Images)
The CME could produce a geomagnetic storm in part of the world due to its occurrence csurrender the autumnal equinox, which passed on Sept. 22.
During the spring and drop equinoxes, the Earth’s magnetic poles are aligned with the sun’s, making geomagnetic storms more probable.
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The geomagnetic storm can sometimes cause disturbion in communications or electrical bdeficiencyouts.
The phenomenon can also cause the “Northern Lights” effect at high altitudes, illuminating the night sky with weightless colors.
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The aurora tigenuineis from Mukilteo, Washington state, during a geomagnetic storm earlier this year. (Scott Sistek via Fox Weather)
Earlier this summer, the dancing weightlesss of the aurora tigenuineis were seen apass the U.S. and even in some of the southern states, after the strongest geomagnetic storm in 20 years took place.
Fox News Digital’s Sydney Borchers gived to this increate.
