Whoever smelled it, dealt it.Coronal Ejections<\/p>\n
We don't wanna freak you out or anything but there's about to be a massive gas ejection from the Sun's coronal hole.<\/p>\n
But we promise, it's not as bad as it sounds.<\/p>\n
AsSpaceWeather reports, \"gaseous material is [flowing] from a southern hole in the Sun's atmosphere,\" and it's going to hit Earth's atmosphere on August 3.<\/p>\n
Fortunately, as gross as that sounds, these kinds of geomagnetic storms are both pretty commonplace and not a huge risk to us back on Earth.<\/p>\n
These sorts of holes in the Sun's corona the outermost part of its atmosphere occur in spots when the star'sgas or plasma becomes cooler and less dense, as Space.com notes.<\/p>\n
From these holes, solar material is able to surge outward at more than a million miles per hour.<\/p>\n
Luckily, Earth's magnetic field absorbs these solar winds with little more than a slight compression of electrons at our poles.<\/p>\n
Generally, the worst that happens when these winds hit our magnetosphere is some interference with low-frequency GPS and radio waves and possibly some minor satellite malfunctions.<\/p>\n
In fact, these storms can also trigger some spectacular light shows, commonly known as the Northern Lights.<\/p>\n
This expected solar storm is no different, and as a category G1 storm, it's expected to be weak, according to Space.com.<\/p>\n
Which means we don't need to be worrying about this particular hole as the Sun heads into its most active storm season in its 11-year-long cycle.<\/p>\n
READ MORE: Solar storm from hole in the sun will hit Earth on Wednesday (Aug. 3) [Space.com]<\/p>\n
More on sexy atmospheres:ESA Unveils Plan to Send Spacecraft Through Venus' \"Hot, Thick\" Atmosphere<\/p>\n
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