“Chandrayaan-2 Delivers First Proof: How A Solar Superstorm Inflates Moon’s Atmosphere”, Swarajya, November 04, 2025
“In the second week of May 2024, the sun reminded humanity, with dazzling intensity, who is truly in charge of our neighbourhood.
A celestial spectacle of staggering proportions unfolded as a series of powerful eruptions, Coronal Mass Ejections (CMEs), slammed into Earth’s magnetic shield. Classified as a G5 ‘Extreme’ geomagnetic storm, the highest possible rating, the event painted the skies with auroras visible over latitudes rarely treated to such a sight, from Florida to Mexico.
Yet beneath the beauty, the storm was a serious reminder of cosmic vulnerability: GPS-guided machinery failed, and trans-Atlantic flights were forced into southerly detours to avoid communication blackouts and heightened radiation. Humanity, protected by a thick atmosphere and a powerful magnetic field, was inconvenienced and awed……..”
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