Shock wave from sun has opened up a crack in Earth's magnetic field, and it could trigger a geomagnetic storm

[Admin]

A mysterious shock wave in a gust of solar wind has sent a barrage of high-speed material smashing into Earth's magnetic field, opening up a crack in the magnetosphere.

Shock wave from sun has opened up a crack in Earth's magnetic field, and it could trigger a geomagnetic storm : Read more

 

[Helio]

A mysterious shock wave in a gust of solar wind has sent a barrage of high-speed material smashing into Earth's magnetic field, opening up a crack in the magnetosphere.

Shock wave from sun has opened up a crack in Earth's magnetic field, and it could trigger a geomagnetic storm : Read more

I would have guessed that it would take an X-class flare to rip any hole in our mag. field. Apparently not, since this wasn't even an X-class flare. [At least per here.]