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Magnetic storms arise as a result of the interaction of the solar wind with the Earth's magnetosphere. They can affect the operation of satellites, radio communications and power grids.
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The Earth is experiencing its strongest magnetic storm in three months, caused by a surge in solar activity.
The storm is accompanied by intense auroras, which can be observed at latitudes of 50 degrees and above.
MOSCOW, October 10 - RIA Novosti. The strongest magnetic storm in three months is occurring on Earth, it is caused by a previously observed surge in solar activity, reported the Solar Astronomy Laboratory of the Institute of Space Research of the Russian Academy of Sciences.
“The strongest magnetic storm in three months is occurring on Earth. The storm is being registered from approximately 20:00 Moscow time,” the laboratory’s Telegram channel says.
Scientists noted that the storm is accompanied by intense auroras, which can be observed at latitudes of 50 degrees and above.
“The event was caused by the arrival of plasma clouds to the Earth, ejected into space during the strong surge in solar activity observed at the beginning of the week,” the laboratory said in a statement.

A magnetic storm of the third level of intensity began on Earth on Saturday evening due to a cloud of solar material ejected during a recent solar flare, said Phobos weather center specialist Mikhail Leus.

China successfully launched the 27th batch of SatNet communications satellites into low-Earth orbit using a Long March-12 (CZ-12) carrier rocket from the Wenchang Space Launch Site in Hainan Province. The launch occurred at 3:27 a.m. Beijing time on Saturday, marking the rocket's ninth flight and fifth of the year.

On the night of October 9, Russians will be able to watch the Draconid meteor shower, known as the most unpredictable meteor shower. Its intensity varies from several tens to 700 meteors per hour, and the flow speed is 20 km/s, which makes it more visible due to the reddish tint of the meteors.

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The Crew Dragon spacecraft carrying Crew-12, including Russian cosmonaut Andrei Fedyaev, successfully completed its mission and splashed down off the coast of California after an eight-month stay on the ISS.

NASA and SpaceX plan to launch the Cargo Dragon cargo ship to the ISS no earlier than October 13. The ship will deliver 2.8 tons of cargo to the station, including scientific equipment and necessary materials to support the life of the station.