Huge explosion on the sun could have knocked out satellites, shut down power grids & paralyzed cell phones across Earth

Todd added that Tuesday's event likely possessed similarities to the 1859 Carrington Event, which was the most intense geomagnetic storm in recorded history.

That storm was so intense, that its strong auroral displays around the world caused sparking and fire in several telegraph systems.

When comparing the consequences of both events, Todd said that “we would be more vulnerable now, with all the digital technology that we have come to love and use."

And despite Earth dodging the bullet on Tuesday, Todd added that we are heading into a period of increased solar activity, and more solar flares are likely on the way.

“We’re going from a solar minimum into our solar maximum. In 2022, the sunspot counts have gone way up, and in 2020 and 2019 the sun was very quiet, with little activity," Todd stated.

Thankfully, this type of activity is monitored around the clock by observatories worldwide to hopefully prevent serious damage.

“This is a huge storm. Does it surprise us? No. But there is always the question of ‘what comes next?’” Todd said.

“All these observatories are monitoring the sun for us and they’re doing a great job. We’re learning from it. Hopefully, we’ll be ready,” he added

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Apple has announced updates to AirTags following claims that the coin-sized tracking devices are being used to stalk people.

And TikTok has announced new rules, banning users who deadname or misgender others.