The sun is 93 million miles from Earth, on average. Although it is far away, we can still see its effects here. One of the most beautiful effects is the colorful lights that dance across the sky near the northern and southern columns. These are also called the northern and southern lights. It occurs when small molecules of sunlight hit the gas molecules in Jonah and give up energy.
Sometimes the sun becomes very active and sends much more energy than usual energy. When this happens, we can see Ura in places far beyond the poles more than usual. In May 2024, around Mother’s Day, the sun sent strong solar storms towards the Earth. These storms were also called Jannon storms, named after Jennifer Ganon, the scientist who studied space weather. Northern lights can be seen in the far south such as Puerto Rico, Hawaii, Mexico, Jamaica and the Bahamas. The southern lights were also visible in the far north like South Africa and New Zealand.
Scientists who study the sun and its effects on our solar system work in a field called helix. Their studies on the sun showed that they are going through courses than being more active and less active. Each of these courses lasts about 11 years, but it can be anywhere from 8 to 14 years. This is called the solar cycle.
The middle of each cycle is called the maximum solar energy. During this time, the sun has more dark spots (called solar spots) and creates more space weather events. Large storms occurred in May 2024 during the maximum solar energy of the 25 solar cycle.
On May 8 and 9, 2024, an active area of the sun called AR3664 fired strong solar torches and several huge energy bursts called ejaculation the coronary mass (CMES). These Cmes went directly to the ground. The first CME pushed aside the regular solar wind, making a clear way for others to reach us faster. When all this energy reaches Jona, Ura created much further than the usual Polish. It was as if the sun gave Aurora a huge boost!
Auroras is beautiful to watch, but the space weather that creates it can cause problems. Space weather can spoil radio signals, power networks, GPS systems and satellites. During the May 2024 storms, GPS systems used by farmers. Many GPS farmers use their self -driving tractors. Since this happened during the peak agriculture season, it may have a cost of billions of dollars from lost profit.
Since space weather can cause many problems, scientists in NASA and around the world watch the sun closely to predict the date of these events. You can also help! Join local science projects in schools, teach others about the sun, and help in making notes in your area. All this helps us to learn more about the sun and how it affects our planet.