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.
Space weather expert Dr Tamitha Skov said on Twitter on Saturday, “Fast solar wind hits Earth.
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
Mystery solar storm hits earth leaving forecasters baffled - and could last DAYS
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