A solar storm is launching now in the Earth-strike zone! Region 4299 is once again waking up, albeit with only minor M-class flaring, but along with its nearby unstable filaments, this is enough to cause a large eruption. Waiting for the eruption to finish and for coronagraph images to inform prediction models. Stay tuned! | Space Weather Woman

219K views · 1.3K reactions | 'VERY RARE' EVENT: A "severe" solar storm could trigger Northern Lights as far south as Alabama tonight. FOX Weather meteorologist Stephen Morgan explains more. https://bit.ly/3UQ55O1 | FOX Weather | Facebook

🛰️Did you know we have a team of experts that monitor and forecast space weather such as solar flares and Aurora in much the same way as we have experts that monitor and forecast rain or sunny skies here on Earth? As part of World Space Week (4-10 October), hear our Space Industry Engagement Lead Zandria Farrell explain exactly what space weather is, and about our role in keeping Australians safe from its potentially disruptive impacts. Find out more about space weather here: http://ow.ly/KHdz5