Get the latest Science News and Discoveries

Auroras and Outages: Exploring the Vast Atmospheric Shifts of May’s Geomagnetic Superstorm


What could the anomalies in temperature, composition, location, and spread of particles mean for satellites and GPS? A powerful geomagnetic storm on May 11 led to visible auroras in the southern U.S. and disrupted GPS technology. Researchers from Virginia Tech, utilizing NASA's GOLD instrument, d

None

Get the Android app

Or read this on SciTech Daily

Read more on:

Photo of Outages

Outages

Photo of Auroras

Auroras

Related news:

News photo

Celestial Light Shows: Physicists Decode the Cosmic Dance of Auroras on Earth, Jupiter, and Saturn

News photo

Aurora alert: Moderate geomagnetic storm could bring northern lights as far south as New York this weekend

News photo

Expect Auroras, Solar Flares and More Space Weather from the Solar Maximum