Earth’s thermosphere reaches highest temperature in 20 years after being bombarded by solar storms

Earth’s thermosphere just lately hit a close to 20-year temperature peak after absorbing vitality from geomagnetic storms that bashed Earth this yr. The temperature within the second-highest layer of the ambiance will seemingly proceed to climb over the following few years because the solar’s exercise ramps up, which might impression Earth-orbiting satellites, specialists warn.

The thermosphere extends from the highest of the mesosphere, at round 53 miles (85 kilometers) above floor, to the underside of the exosphere, which begins at round 372 miles (600 km) above the bottom, in accordance with NASA. Past the exosphere is outer house.