Skip to main content

My interests

Choose topics and regions to build your own feed. No account needed.

Choose topics and regions
Topics
Regions
Science

Read in: Русский

The strongest magnetic storm in three months reportedly began late Saturday

Developing· 3 independent sources

Published:

Summary

According to preliminary reports, the strongest magnetic storm in three months began on October 10, late on Saturday. The last magnetic storm of comparable strength was observed on July 4, 2026. The storm is accompanied by intense auroras observed at geographic latitudes of 50 degrees and above. The Telegram channel of the Solar Astronomy Laboratory of the Space Research Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences reported that a G3-level geomagnetic storm had been recorded from around 22:00 Kazakhstan time.

Key facts

Each fact shows how far it is verified and the sources behind it.

What is known

Confirmed

Confirmed by the sources listed with each fact.

According to preliminary information

Developing

Preliminary information; it may change as the story develops.

Sources

Every source of this story with its tier and affiliation. Several reports by one source count as one.

  • Tengrinews

    T2 · established media · company · international

  • iXBT

    T2 · established media · company · international

  • Kursiv

    T2 · established media · company · international

Versions and corrections

  1. Published: Version 1 · current

Minor edits such as typos create a new version without a notice. All corrections