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A Double Whammy of Storms Give Earth a 1,2- Punch | Solar Storm Forecast 01 September 2025
September 01, 2025

We have two Earth-directed solar storms hitting Earth now! The first, is a stealth-like CME, which is wispy and short, but the second and much larger storm has a hidden surprise. Its signature during the eruption and later in coronagraph imagery signals t

Big Storm Calms Down But New Aurora Soon | Space Weather News 16 August 2025
August 16, 2025

Despite our Sun quieting down for a spell, but don't be fooled, more activity is just around the corner. A big coronal hole will be rotating through the Earth-strike zone in just a couple of days, so aurora photographers, expect the chance for aurora poss

A Big Flare as Regions Grow, Fast Solar Wind and Titan’s Shadow | Space Weather News 03 August 2025
August 05, 2025

Description update August 5: This week a fast-growing sunspot cluster on the Sun's farside takes center stage. The cluster named Region 4165 emerged quickly and soon split into two regions as it entered Earth's view. The newest part, Region 4168, has now

A Triple Front Solar Storm Hits & New Regions Emerge | Space Weather News 27 July 2025
July 27, 2025

This week our Sun is giving us a puzzle to solve. A complex solar storm has hit Earth, but thus far it has been all northward field. This means amateur radio operators may have noticed some improvement on the nightside radio bands, but aurora photographer

An Earth-Directed Storm Hits with a Fast Wind Chaser & Radio Noise | Space Weather News 03 July 2025
July 03, 2025

Our Sun continues creating some gorgeous art this week, launching simultaneous filament eruptions off the Sun's west limb. Although those are not Earth-directed, we are being hit by a mini solar storm now with minor effects thus far. We also will get some

Big Flares and A Bumpy Ride while the Far Side Blasts | Space Weather Spotlight 19 June 2025
June 19, 2025

This week our Sun gets busy, especially with big flares, including an X1.27-flare from Region 4114. But despite the active cluster of regions crossing through the Earth strike zone now, there have not been any big Earth-directed solar storms launched. For

A Big Storm Wind Down, a Wispy Storm Hit, & a Fast Wind Chaser | Space Weather News 07 June 2025
June 08, 2025

Our Sun settles down finally after the big G3+ storm series that passed over Earth at the beginning of the month. Although we are getting hit by a final storm in that series, this one is so wispy that Earth has hardy noticed. Things might intensify once w

Our Sun’s Hot Longitude and a Side of Aurora | Space Weather News 26 May 2025
May 26, 2025

This Space Weather News forecast sponsored in part by Millersville University: https://www.millersville.edu/swen Our Sun remains a bit choosy this week, only allowing activity to pick up at a "hot longitude" just west of center disk. Region 4098 is the fi

A Whole Lot of Regions Appear & Storming All Week | Space Weather Spotlight 14 March 2025
March 14, 2025

This week, our Sun is sending us nearly continuous fast solar wind and it has been lighting up our skies with aurora. Some photographers have managed to capture aurora during the blood moon total lunar eclipse! The aurora shows have been intensified by se

A Planetary Alignment while a Solar Storm Heads for Earth | Space Weather News 27 February 2025
February 27, 2025

Solar activity has ramped up considerably over the last few days, including big solar flares, a radiation storm, and what looks like a promising Earth-directed solar storm and more to come. In particular, the Earth-directed solar storm could bring aurora