The hole was spotted by satellites from US space agency ANSA on September 3, and experts warn it will blast the storms towards our planet.
The solar storm is expected to hit on September 7, according to data from NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory.
When a coronal hole opens in the Sun’s atmosphere, it releases solar particles into deep space.
Unfortunately for our planet, Earth is in direct line with the huge hole.
According to Space Weather: “A hole in the sun’s atmosphere is directly facing Earth and spewing a stream of solar wind toward our planet.
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“This is a ‘coronal hole’ – a region where the sun’s magnetic field opens up and allows solar wind to escape.
“It looks dark in extreme UV images of the sun because the hot glowing plasma normally contained there is missing. In this case, the gaseous material is en route to Earth.”
As the solar particles hit Earth’s atmosphere, they have the potential to cause aurora borealis or aurora australis – Northern and Southern Lights, respectively.
However, the consequences could be far more serious than the appearance of the Northern or Southern Lights.
For the most part, the Earth’s magnetic field protects humans from the barrage of radiation, but solar storms can affect satellite-based technology.
Solar winds, which are a stream of particles from the sun, can heat the Earth’s outer atmosphere, causing it to expand.
This can affect satellites in orbit, potentially leading to a lack of GPS navigation, mobile phone signal and satellite TV such as Sky.
Additionally, a surge of particles can lead to high currents in the magnetosphere, which can lead to higher than normal electricity in power lines, resulting in electrical transformers and power stations blow outs and a loss of power.
The higher amounts of radiation also leave people vulnerable to cancer.