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A-roaring display
The dazzling and colourful aurora borealis, or northern lights, observed by many across the UK last weekend was one of the most extreme and long-lasting geomagnetic storms recorded in the last 155 years.
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BGS leads update to maps of the Earth’s magnetic field
The International Geomagnetic Reference Field, used for navigation on mobile phones and in space, is updated every five years.
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Will 2024 be the Year of the Aurora?
The Sun’s approximate eleven-year activity cycle is predicted to peak this year, prompting BGS scientists to anticipate that 2024 will be the ‘Year of the Aurora’.
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UK’s geomagnetic blind spots tackled with new observatories
Three new geomagnetic observatories have been installed across the UK to fill in the country’s 'blind spots' and tackle the risk posed by space weather.