Uploaded May 2025 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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This visualization shows the Earth's magnetosphere being hit by a geomagnetic storm. The MAGE model simulates real events that happened throughout May 10-11, 2024.

White orbit trails: All satellites orbiting Earth during the storm

Orange orbits: Proposed orbits for six GDC spacecraft

Orange-to-purple lines: Magnetic field lines around Earth

Blue trails: Solar wind velocity tracers

Green clouds: Electric field current intensity

Credit: NASA Scientific Visualization Studio and NASA DRIVE Science Center for Geospace Storms