Former Nome Residents Get a Glimpse of Home as Aurora Reaches Lower 48

Photo by Colleen Mawby in Washington. Photo by Katie Kruschek in Minnesota. Photo from Mikey Wongittillan in Tennessee. Photo by Jon Wongittillan in Arkansas. Photo by Katie Kruschek in Minnesota. May 14, 2024 Sarah Swartz, News Reporter Former residents of Nome got a glimpse of home in the Lower 48 as an extreme geomagnetic storm […]

Starlink Reports ‘Degraded Service’ as Severe Geomagnetic Storm Impacts Earth

  The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) warned that the storm was likely to remain throughout the weekend, posing risks to navigation systems, power grids, and satellites. Starlink currently operates over 6,000 satellites in low earth orbit. While losing one or two doesn’t mean the entire system goes down, it can lead to gaps […]

NOAA Issues First Severe Geomagnetic Storm Watch Since 2005, Strong Aurora Likely

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has announced a Severe (G4) Geomagnetic Storm Watch, the first such alert since January 2005. This significant solar event is expected to bring strong displays of the northern lights to regions rarely touched by the phenomena. According to NOAA, the storm has the potential for the aurora to […]

Bright colors in the cold skies, and warm thanks from a listener

The Northern sky has seen a thousand shades of red and yellow as the sun pokes up in the southeast and sinks into the southwest. There have been beautiful auroras streaming in the night sky: like sparkling, swirling curtains of green and red light. God has blessed us with a bounty of beauty, reminding us, […]