Above: Oppositely charged bands of magnetism march toward the sun’s equator where they “terminate” one another, kickstarting the next solar cycle. [more]
Abrupt Change and Forces of Higher Density
SPACEWEATHER.COM NEWS: 04/25/2025
INTERPLANETARY SHOCK WAVE: An interplanetary shock wave struck Earth’s magnetic field on April 24th at ~0715 UTC. What is an interplanetary shock wave? It’s an abrupt change in the solar wind–probably a CME that we didn’t realize was coming. This one sparked auroras in New Zealand, but no global geomagnetic storm.
