Astronomy @mander.xyz fossilesque @mander.xyz 12mo ago

This solar eruption was so powerful it warped the sun's magnetic field (video)

www.space.com This solar eruption was so powerful it warped the sun's magnetic field (video)

'The CME was so large that it warped the sun's magnetic field, disrupting the delicate balance of forces all around our star and causing the large outwards rush of mass.'

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What would happen if that blast were to hit Earth directly? I imagine we would be pretty fucked.
- https://spaceexplored.com/2023/11/15/violent-solar-storm-could-knock-out-the-internet-for-weeks-or-months-scientist-warns/
  
  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carrington_Event?wprov=sfla1
  
  We'd have to touch grass. :( jk (kind of), but it'll be super nasty though.