On the 14th of April, a coronal mass ejection - the expulsion of plasma and magnetic field - from the Sun almost hit Earth at a speed of 2,069,834km/h. The barely missed collision caused a class g2 geomagnetic storm on Thursday. So if you face problems with your internet, now you know why. In essence, think of the geomagnetic storm as an emp grenade, except the magnetic field being affected is the Earth's magnetosphere itself. However, this threat is far from done and dusted. The Sun's activity has only been going up as it goes through its 11th solar cycle. Dead sunspots - patches on the surface with a lower temperature to due magnetic flux inhibiting convection - like the AR2987, from where the coronal mass ejection occurred have been reviving. However, like an introvert, the side facing the Earth is relatively calm(Relatable) and the main spike in activity has been noticed on the far side of the sun, with three more coronal mass ejections of significant scale have been observed. Furthermore, astronomers believe that there is a region of immense magnetism on the sun's far side, so do be on the lookout for the next hopefully to never happen geomagnetic storm.