SpaceX founder Elon Musk says that a powerful geomagnetic storm hitting Earth is putting Starlink satellites under tremendous strain. The storm is the most powerful since 2003.
Elon Musk has said that the powerful geomagnetic storm hitting Earth right now is putting Starlink satellites under tremendous strain. Conditions reached level 5 on the 5-point scale of geomagnetic activity on Friday evening, according to the Space Weather Prediction Center which says its satellites observed an "extreme" event -- the first such storm to reach that level since October 2003. "Major geomagnetic solar storm happening right now.
Northern Light displays, typically relegated to states along the Canadian border during a typical geomagnetic storm, reached as far as the Gulf Coast, with pink, green and purple skies reported in Florida, Texas and Alabama. While conditions have since drifted back to a level 4 storm on Saturday morning, more geomagnetic activity is heading Earth's way over the weekend from additional solar flares, possibly lasting into early next week. Fox Weather and Reuters contributed to this report.
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