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Earth's Magnetic Shield Twisted Out of Shape by Colossal Solar Burst

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An energetic outburst by our Sun disrupted our planet's magnetic field for two hours in 2023 .

The event occurred on April 24, 2023 , when a coronal mass ejection ( CME ) swept towards our planet.

CMEs are generally faster than the AlfvÃn speed, or the speed of magnetic field lines through plasma.