Anomalous Space Weather Phenomena: Sun’s Strongest Solar Flare Since 2017, Noctilucent Clouds Reach “Rare” Intensity Over Sweden, Cosmic Rays Up 18% Since 2015

For the first time in more than two years, the sun is really flaring. Yesterday, May 29th, Earth-orbiting satellites detected a M1-classsolar flare (07:24 UT) followed by a C9-class flare (10:46 UT). These are the strongest solar flares since Oct. 20, 2017. Yesterday, in the pits of the deepest Solar Minimum of the Space Age, the … Continue reading Anomalous Space Weather Phenomena: Sun’s Strongest Solar Flare Since 2017, Noctilucent Clouds Reach “Rare” Intensity Over Sweden, Cosmic Rays Up 18% Since 2015