Earth dodges massive solar storm, with space experts watching for more activity
Space experts are watching a sunspot region known as AR4046 which recently produced a significant solar flare and coronal mass ejection that had the potential to be as significant as the solar storm of Halloween 2003 or the one that occurred in May 2024. In 2003, NASA said at the time the event affected orbiting spacecrafts, disrupted satellite TV and radio services and disrupted some airline flight communications.