{"id":109894,"date":"2025-10-29T07:26:09","date_gmt":"2025-10-29T07:26:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/109894\/"},"modified":"2025-10-29T07:26:09","modified_gmt":"2025-10-29T07:26:09","slug":"photo-nasa-spots-spooky-jack-o-lantern-face-glowing-on-the-sun-what-exactly-is-it","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/109894\/","title":{"rendered":"Photo: NASA spots spooky jack-o’-lantern face glowing on the sun: What exactly is it!"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Photo:The Sun has taken on a spooky appearance, resembling a jack-o’-lantern. This cosmic grin is linked to intense solar activity. Scientists predict this could lead to spectacular aurora displays. People in northern regions of the US and the UK may witness the Northern Lights. This event is expected between October 28 and 29. Halloween is just around the corner, so people are preparing themselves to don spooky outfits for the scary festive season, and it seems that the Sun is not left behind.This time, the sun is also all decked up with a spooky face just in time for Halloween, which has come as a surprise for space scientists, astronomers, and space enthusiasts. NASA<\/a>\u2019s Solar Dynamics Observatory captured a unique image recently and it has gone viral ever since.<\/p>\n

The Sun is giving a \u2018Jack-o’-lantern grin\u2019<\/p>\n

On October 28, 2025, Sun\u2019s image was captured showing dark coronal holes and bright active regions combining to create what looks like a glowing jack-o’-lantern grinning down at Earth. This cosmic smile, formed by the sun\u2019s magnetic patterns, is more than just a festive decoration; it\u2019s a sign of intense solar activity that could soon light up the night skies with auroras.NASA\u2019s SDO department used Atmospheric Imaging Assembly (AIA) technology to show the “eyes” and “nose” bright active regions, whereas the “mouth” is depicted by a vast coronal hole, the region where the sun\u2019s magnetic field opens up, allowing solar wind particles to flow freely into space.\"Sun's<\/p>\n

Sun’s scary expression (Photo: NASA\/SDO)<\/p>\n

This specific coronal hole is emitting a high-speed stream of charged particles headed toward Earth, which could trigger geomagnetic storm conditions ranging from minor (G1) to moderate (G2) between October 28 and 29, according to National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) forecasters.<\/p>\n

This Halloween faced Sun is set to cause Northern lights<\/p>\n

Such geomagnetic storms are known to cause spectacular auroras that can sometimes be seen beyond their usual polar latitudes, illuminating skies in mid-latitude regions. If solar activity intensifies, more people across the northern hemisphere could witness these stunning natural light displays. The timing is eerily reminiscent of the infamous Halloween storms of 2003, which unleashed powerful solar eruptions causing vibrant auroral displays alongside disruptions to satellites and power systems worldwideThis isn\u2019t the first time the sun has sported a spooky visage. In 2014, NASA\u2019s observatory captured a similarly eerie jack-o’-lantern-like grin, illustrating recurring patterns of solar behavior that continue to fascinate and sometimes forewarn Earth\u2019s inhabitants.\"Sun's<\/p>\n

Sun’s scary expression as seen before in 2014(Photo: NASA\/SDO)<\/p>\n

Northern Lights tonight, people in the US are in for a treat!<\/p>\n

Aurora lovers might get a chance to see a beautiful light show soon. A stream of solar wind caused by a big hole on the Halloween-faced sun is heading towards Earth and shaking up our planet\u2019s magnetic field and producing Aurora lights.The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) says there could be minor geomagnetic storms on October 28 and 29, with possible stronger storms if the sun gets more active.The UK Met Office also expects the northern lights could reach as far south as Scotland and parts of northern US states, depending on how strong and when the solar wind arrives.\"Aurora-<\/p>\n

Aurora- Representative Image (Photo: @alexmack__\/X)<\/p>\n

This increased activity is coming from two events: a weak solar eruption on October 27 called a coronal mass ejection (CME) and the steady, fast solar wind from the sun\u2019s large coronal hole facing Earth. Together, these could boost solar wind speeds between October 28 and 29, lighting up the skies with bright and colorful auroras, as NOAA predicts.This means people in many northern parts of the US could be lucky enough to see the magical northern lights dancing across the night sky<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Sun has taken on a spooky appearance, resembling a jack-o’-lantern. This cosmic grin is linked to intense…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":109895,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[7669,66816,61,60,66815,91,82,66814],"class_list":{"0":"post-109894","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-science","8":"tag-auroras","9":"tag-geomagnetic-storm","10":"tag-ie","11":"tag-ireland","12":"tag-jack-o-lantern-face-on-the-sun","13":"tag-nasa","14":"tag-science","15":"tag-solar-dynamics-observatory"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/109894","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=109894"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/109894\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/109895"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=109894"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=109894"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=109894"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}