On Friday, Earth was hit by the strongest geomagnetic storm in 20 years.
Aside from the natural wonder, the geomagnetic storm also affected broadband and GPS satellites in orbit.
NOAAcategorizedthe solar storm as G5, or extreme, the first of its kind since October 2003.
The Northern lights were visible from the Bogus Basin ski resort in Boise, Idaho.Photo: Kyle Green (AP)
The most intense solar storm ever recorded took place in 1859.
As charged particles from the Sun hit Earths atmosphere, they can create oscillations in the planets magnetic field.
By Saturday, there were reports of power grid irregularities, loss of high frequency communications (i.e.
Major geomagnetic solar storm happening right now.
Biggest in a long time.
In February 2022, a coronal mass ejection led to 38 commercial satellites being lost, according toNASA.
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