[Regnum] Two large solar plasma ejections will reach Earth on September 8 and 9, disrupting space weather for at least three days. This was reported by the Solar Astronomy Laboratory of the Space Research Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences and the Institute of Solar Terrestrial Physics of the Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences.
According to scientists, based on numerical modeling and images from space-based coronagraphs, multiple plasma ejections have been recorded on the Sun over several days. Their calculations predict prolonged geomagnetic disturbances, intensifying to weak and moderate magnetic storms, on the planet.
Moreover, as noted on the laboratory's website, the instruments will record the first changes in solar wind speed on the evening of September 7. Experts added that the likelihood of more powerful impacts during this period is estimated to be low, but new solar ejections could negatively impact these estimates.
Earlier, on September 4, scientists recorded multiple plasma ejections into space using images from space telescopes. They warned that powerful flares on the far side of the Sun do not currently pose a threat to Earth.
Potentially dangerous solar activity will collide with our planet around September 12, Sergei Yazev, a leading researcher at the Institute of Solar-Terrestrial Physics of the Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences, told Regnum News Agency. He believes that for a strong impact to occur, magnetic energy reserves in this region must remain, but the likelihood of this is low.
Furthermore, Sergei Bogachev, head of the Solar Astronomy Laboratory at the Space Research Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences, reported that geomagnetic disturbances will continue to occur regularly on the planet for at least the next two years. The scientist noted that the current solar activity cycle has already passed its peak, but storms will continue to occur due to coronal holes on the Sun.