Colossal Solar Flare

Added: 2026-05-18

[00:00:00]The sun unleashes colossal solar flare and coronal mass ejection raising the chances of northern lights this week.

[00:00:10]The sun is a powerful thing. It is immense and frightening.

[00:00:17]With a whim, it could send out something like this, a coronal mass ejection, and if it lines up just right, which is incredibly unlikely, it could strip away our magnetosphere. It could disable our electric grid. We live on the cusp of fate, relying on the sun not to accidentally destroy us. Every day is a gift by the sun, and I think we do need to appreciate that sometimes.

[00:00:46]But in the midst of that threat, of that axe looming over our heads, something beautiful is created cuz the universe is a vast, dark, and often dangerous place.

[00:01:00]But it is invariably always a beautiful place. The northern lights from this solar flare, which will probably strike down in 2 days on May 13th, could be seen far, far to the south. I hope to see the northern lights someday. I doubt it'll come all the way down to Florida this time, but the northern lights are literal proof of the Earth protecting our world, much like God's promise to Noah after the flood. The rainbow across our northern sky promising that we are safe. That's what the northern lights are when you think about it. They are caused by solar flares that have been successfully thwarted by the Earth's magnetosphere, by our shield against the sun protecting us. And yes, there could be some radio blackouts over the Atlantic, which isn't a huge deal.

[00:01:55]Hopefully, ships will be able and planes will be able to know about it ahead of time so they can plan accordingly.

[00:02:01]Doesn't seem like it's going to be too dangerous, but the northern lights a byproduct of danger turned beautiful and a sign from the earth that we're protected. And I think that's absolutely a wonderful and beautiful thing that nature has put itself together in this way to communicate with us. It's not intentional, I don't think. It's not some piece of, you know, divine intervention. It's just how it all came together and I think that's an absolutely wonderful thing that something as dangerous and devastating as a solar flare could result in something as incredible as the northern lights.