NASA Probe Directly Hit by Massive Solar Eruption Before Earth Impact.

A massive solar eruption, known as a coronal mass ejection (CME), was detected escaping from the Sun on March 12, 2023. The CME erupted from the side of the Sun opposite Earth and is believed to have come from former active region AR3234. The eruption is likely to have hit NASA’s Parker Solar Probe head-on, which is currently nearing its 15th closest approach of the Sun. The CME was powerful enough to set off a broad cascade of collisions that managed to reach Earth, causing a geomagnetic storm. NASA’s space weather scientists are still analyzing the event to learn more about how it achieved this impressive and far-reaching effect.