A solar spot in the centre of the Sun is captured from which the first X-class flare was emitted in four years on February 14, 2011.(Image by NASA/Solar Dynamics Observatory via Getty Images) Geomagnetic storm expected to pass with minimal impact on agencies’ satellites, comms The Space Weather Prediction Center expected moderate conditions at worst from the storm as of 10:11 a.m. EST. Aug 18, 2022 By Dave Nyczepir