The predicted strong G3-level geomagnetic storm did not happen. The solar matter ejection completely missed our planet.
According to the Solar Astronomy Laboratory of the Space Research Institute and the Institute of Solar-Terrestrial Physics of the Russian Academy of Sciences, no impact was recorded.
"Not a single blade of grass stirred on Earth," scientists noted.
Mathematical models estimated the collision probability at a record 96%, but the forecast failed. Experts admit that space weather predictions are still less accurate than terrestrial weather, and such "misses" occur occasionally.
Currently, there are many sunspots and prominences on the Sun, but they are quiet. High-class X flares are rare, but medium M-class flares are possible. In the coming days, a plasma cloud will pass near Earth, and its impact on the geomagnetic background is being assessed.
