Summary:
- The Earth experienced a powerful geomagnetic storm on Mother's Day, May 8th, 2022, caused by a coronal mass ejection (CME) from the Sun.
- This geomagnetic storm created large "bubbles" in the Earth's upper atmosphere, which disrupted radio signals and communications.
- These atmospheric bubbles are formed when the charged particles from the Sun's CME interact with the Earth's magnetic field, causing disturbances in the ionosphere.