Overview
- The analysis shows the storm’s turbulent sheath compressed Earth’s magnetic field unusually close to the planet, intensifying geomagnetic effects.
- Some satellites in geostationary orbit were briefly exposed to harsh space conditions, a situation seen only during severe space‑weather events.
- Currents in high‑latitude auroral regions became super‑intensified during the turbulent phase, with potential heating of the upper atmosphere and enhanced atmospheric escape.
- The research combined Aditya‑L1 observations with data from other international missions and was published in December 2025 in The Astrophysical Journal (DOI: 10.3847/1538-4357/ae1974).
- ISRO highlights the need to characterize sheath turbulence for forecasting, underscoring Aditya‑L1’s role from the Sun–Earth L1 point about 1.5 million km away.