SPACEWEATHER.COM NEWS: 03/20/2026 UPDATED
STRONG GEOMAGNETIC STORM UNDERWAY: A strong G3-class geomagnetic storm is underway on March 20-21 following the impact of an equinox CME. High latitude sky watchers should be alert for auroras!
This is the current scene in Iceland:
SPACEWEATHER.COM NEWS: 03/20/2026
GREEN AIRGLOW IN THE HEAT DOME: A record-setting ridge of high pressure has set up over the US west, creating a heat dome that meteorologists are calling “absurd” and “otherworldly.” It might be partly responsible for last night’s display of green airglow over Colorado:
NOTE: Today’s weather forecast for SE Kansas is a high of 93°F (33.88°C).
The Elders of the indigenous tribes turned to the West at Sunset to give thanks for the Day and to release what is left behind in the past. We can let go of what we can no longer change and invest Faith in the Unknown Future. By Jewish tradition the New Day begins at Sundown.
We can give thanks now for the Sunrise that will deliver the Light of a new beginning and the Resurrection of Spring.
Equinox – StarWalk.com Astronomical News – What is the Equinox and what are the dates?
Earth Springs to Life at the Vernal Equinox. The greatest area of Earth receives the Sun’s light at the Same Time. At the Equinox the Sun descends the stairs of the Calendar Pyramid in Chichen Itza, from a convergence of Light from 4 corners of the Earth.
SPACEWEATHER.COM NEWS: 03/07/2026
RIPPLES IN THE CENTER OF A SUNSPOT: Quiet sunspot 4378 has not flared since it appeared a week ago. But is it really quiet? A new video of the sunspot reveals nonstop activity. Stare into the core and, behold, the ripples:
Paraselenae, Paraselenic Circle, 22° Halo, and Auroras, Taken by Joel Weatherly on Feb 28, 2026 @ Yukon, Canada
SPACEWEATHER.COM NEWS: 03/01/2026
YUKON MOON HALOS: On Feb. 28th, Joel Weatherly witnessed a once-in-a-lifetime display of ice halos around the Moon. “They appeared while I was guiding an aurora tour in the Yukon Territory for Classic Canadian Tours,” says Weatherly. “It was a truly exceptional display of atmospheric optics!”
SPACEWEATHER.COM NEWS: 02/26/2026
A METEOR STORM OVER MISSOURI? No, it’s just SpaceX. Only one of these streaks in the night sky over Albany, Missouri, is a natural meteor.
“Shown here is a lonely bright meteor passing through the atmosphere on Feb. 23rd,” says photographer Dan Bush. “Also seen are dozens of satellites whose paths crisscrossed the night sky during the ~10 minute integration time. Two or three lines along the horizon just above the trees are planes.”
SPACEWEATHER.COM NEWS: 02/18/2026
THE SUNSPOT REPORT FROM MARS: Almost every day, NASA’s Perseverance rover on Mars looks up the sun. It’s a great way to check the air for dust. Today’s image caught something more–a large sunspot:
SPACEWEATHER.COM NEWS: 01/12/2026
SOMETHING FLARE-Y THIS WAY COMES: For the second time in a week, a significant CME has billowed away from the farside of the sun. The latest appeared during the early hours of Jan.12th following an M3.3-class flare just behind the sun’s eastern limb. These events are connected. An actively flaring sunspot group is about to emerge as the sun’s rotation turns it to face Earth later this week.
The animations reflect the scale of the activity.
SPACEWEATHER.COM NEWS: 12/14/2025
DO YOU HAVE METEORITES ON YOUR ROOF? The question is not as crazy as it sounds. Researchers estimate that micrometeorites 0.1 mm wide fall about once a year per square meter. A typical rooftop therefore collects hundreds per year. In the Lofoten Islands of Norway, Rob Stammes thinks he may have recorded the pitter-patter of meteorites on his own roof.
Above: The microphone under Rob Stammes’ roof. Inset: A sample 0.4 mm micrometeorite collected from a rain gutter in Alabama.
