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2026-03-29 -Signs, Portents, and the Weather-
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A major solar ejecta could delay a lunar mission.
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Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited
[Regnum] The first lunar mission in 54 years may be postponed due to a major solar plasma outburst. This was reported on March 28 by the Solar Astronomy Laboratory of the Space Research Institute ( IKI ) of the Russian Academy of Sciences.
They indicated that a four-person crew would depart for the Moon on the night of April 1–2. This would take them outside the protective influence of the Earth's magnetic field, something that hadn't happened since 1972.
Scientists explained that during ejections near Earth, secondary effects of space weather are observed: changes in the magnetic field and atmospheric density, and an increase in the number of charged particles. However, in distant orbits, the spacecraft will enter directly into a cloud of solar plasma, which will envelop the planet for several days.
"In this regard, solar activity will be monitored especially closely in the coming days," the experts noted, recalling that in November 2025, due to solar activity, NASA postponed the launch of the ESCAPADE satellites to Mars.
At present, the laboratory noted, the probability of plasma reaching Earth is low. The cloud may only barely brush the planet. However, the Sun is beginning to systematically increase its activity, a process that could continue throughout the next week.
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