Mystery 'surprise' solar storm hits earth leaving forecasters baffled – and impact could last for days... - The Sun

A SOLAR storm has hit Earth over the weekend and caused a temporary disturbance of the planet's magnetosphere.

The storm was caused by an unexpected Coronal Mass Ejection (CME) that was embedded in the solar wind, according to The Express.

The prime suspect is an unexpected CME embedded in the solar wind.

Space weather expert Dr Tamitha Skov said on Twitter on Saturday, “Fast solar wind hits Earth.

These natural light shows are generated when particles from the solar wind excite atoms in Earth’s upper atmosphere, which makes them glow.

Another type of solar storm is solar flares.

"The explosive heat of a solar flare can't make it all the way to our globe, but electromagnetic radiation and energetic particles certainly can," NASA explained.