Things Worth Noting
On November 11, 2025, a powerful X5.1 solar flare erupted from sunspot AR4274 during solar cycle 25’s peak, causing R3-level radio blackouts across Africa and Europe. The flare’s soft X-rays ionized the ionosphere, disrupting high-frequency (HF) radio used in aviation, maritime, and emergency services, while also causing GPS errors and radar interference. A coronal mass […]
Deep within the intricate dance of Earth’s magnetic field lies a peculiar irregularity known as the South Atlantic Anomaly (SAA). Spanning a vast region over South America and Southern Africa, this enigmatic zone has captured the attention of scientists, space agencies like NASA, and engineers managing satellites in Low Earth Orbit (LEO). Unlike the rest […]