Particle storms are Caused by solar energetic particles (SEPs). SEPs created by solar flares and CMEs are very energetic bursts of particles that pose a major threat to the electronics and power systems of satellites.| The Sun Today with Dr. C. Alex Young
Geomagnetic storms are a worldwide disturbance of the Earth’s magnetic field, associated with solar activity. The solar wind fills the solar system and the Earth is constantly bombarded by this steady flow of particles and magnetic field.| The Sun Today with Dr. C. Alex Young
The aurora borealis and aurora australis – often called the northern lights and southern lights – are common occurrences at high northern and southern latitudes, less frequent at mid-latitudes, and seldom seen near the equator.| The Sun Today with Dr. C. Alex Young
Space weather includes any and all conditions and events on the sun, in the solar wind, in near-Earth space and in our upper atmosphere that can affect space-borne and ground-based technological systems and through these, human life and endeavor.| The Sun Today with Dr. C. Alex Young
The solar wind is the continuous flow of charged particles from the sun that permeates the solar system. Learn what a solar wind is, and how it affects us here on Earth, Mars and beyond.| The Sun Today with Dr. C. Alex Young
