NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory just spotted a massive hole on the sun called a coronal hole. The hole appears black because it's cooler than its surroundings and is responsible for high-speed ...
This relatively understudied phase of the solar cycle, where giant coronal holes emerge on the sun, could end up being disastrous for Earth-orbiting satellites, which have exponentially multiplied ...
Two giant holes appeared on the sun's surface. They're called coronal holes, and they'll send solar winds toward Earth, revealing stunning northern lights. More from News Two giant holes appeared ...
and coronal holes which could bring strong aurora-sparking solar winds our way. There is a good chance of auroras at high latitudes tonight and over the weekend. According to NOAA's Space Weather ...
NOAA's Space Weather Prediction Center issued a Geomagnetic Storm Warning for Sunday because of a coronal hole high-speed stream, or CH HSS from the Sun. The SWPC said geomagnetic storming is ...
But why this so-called "aurora lag"? Brekke explains one reason is that Earth-directed coronal holes are more frequent in the decaying phase and the solar minimum period. Coronal holes are dark ...
Those watching the skies this evening and tomorrow (November 4 and 5) could be in for a treat as the nation’s forecaster has said there is the possibility Earth may connect with a coronal hole ...