The interplanetary magnetic field at the Earth sharply turned around 180 degrees

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On January 6, something unexpected happened on the earth’s surface in northern Norway - a sudden change in the earth’s currents and magnetic field was recorded, and 15 minutes before that, the interplanetary magnetic field near the Earth had sharply turned 180 degrees, and the density of the solar wind jumped more than Five times.

"Electric currents started to flow," says Rob Stams, who controls the earth's currents at the Polarlightcenter Geophysical Observatory in Lofoten.

“It was like some kind of shock wave,” says Stams. - My instruments detected a sudden strong change in the currents of the earth and our local magnetic field. It really was unexpected. "

NASA's ACE spacecraft also discovered something unusual. About 15 minutes before the anomaly in Norway, the interplanetary magnetic field near the Earth turned sharply 180 degrees, and the density of the solar wind jumped more than 5 times.

The earth may have crossed a fold in the current layer of the heliosphere — a giant wavy membrane of electric current pulsating through the solar system. Such intersections can cause such effects.

While streams flowed through the earth, auroras filled the sky. Ryan Elsine photographed a burst of lights from Utsjoki, Finland:

“This is a surprise!” Says Elzeyn. "The auroras were sudden and dynamic, with fast moving green needles and a few purple stripes!"