If a similar event was to happen today, it would likely result in a communications apocalypse that would leave humans without the internet for months. Blood Moon, one of the most beautiful astronomical phenomena that we can observe with the. Phenomena associated with stars and space. The strongest of such storms in recent history called the Carrington Event was in 1859, predating modern technology by decades. High-energy X-rays, tracked by NASA's NuSTAR. In every decade, the risk of such a powerful geomagnetic storm occurring is between 1.6-12% according to a report by Live Science.Īnd the results of a massive solar flare can be devastating, causing anything from power blackouts to communication disruptions worldwide. For Wade Sisler, executive producer at NASAs Goddard Space Flight Center, the challenge was worth the effort. This 2015 image of our sun is a composite from three different spacecrafts measuring three different kinds of energy.

These sudden flashes of light release vast amounts of energy into space, causing a geomagnetic storm here on Earth. Although space-based measurements had supported. The Sun is continuously sending high-energy particles toward our planet, but we don’t notice most of them because the Earth's magnetic field reflects the majority of these solar attacks.īut our planet and technology are powerless against more powerful solar attacks called solar flares. The phenomena, known as Alfven waves, accelerate electrons toward Earth, causing the particles to produce the familiar atmospheric light show. But let’s expand on this idea a bit further. From bleeding stones to blue volcanoes, green sunset to river under a river, nature showcases plenitude of crazy phenomenon Here is a list of 50 craziest natural phenomenons around the globe that will surely raise your eyebrows: 1. There’s a lot of space out there, so you might have missed some quirky cosmic attractions while you focused your telescope on something else Keep reading to learn about ten of the strange, captivating, and weird astronomical phenomena that our scientists and engineers have captured so far 1. Here’s a lesson we’ve all learned in first-person this summer - the Sun is no joking matter.

Beautiful space phenomena