UPDATE: They now say the proton pulse should hit Earth tomorrow morning … We’ll see.
The solar storm, according to SpaceWeather.com, ranks S3 – “Strong” – on the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Space Weather Scale. NOAA identifies the storm as being the strongest since May 2005.
The solar flare spat out late Sunday, Jan. 22, at 10:59 p.m. EST was rated an M9-class eruption — nearly an X-class flare, the most powerful type of solar storm.
NASA spokeswoman Kelly Humphries told Space.com the six spaceflyers currently living and working on the orbiting outpost are not in any danger.
“The flight surgeons have reviewed the space weather forecasts for the flare and determined that there are no expected adverse effects or actions required to protect the on-orbit crew,” Humphries told SPACE.com in an email.
The flare led to the largest radiation storm of its kind since 2005 — one still only described as a three on the scale of one to five.
Solar Flare Jan 23, 2012
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