The British Geological Survey has announced that a solar storm is affecting communications and navigation, causing the postponement of the New Glenn rocket launch.

BGS has updated the forecast regarding a solar storm that has begun to affect communications and satellite navigation, announcing that it could fuel another storm, becoming a "cannibal storm," one of the largest in the last two decades. The storm is expected to hit the United Kingdom on Wednesday. In this context, Blue Origin, the company founded by Jeff Bezos, announced the postponement of the launch of the New Glenn rocket, which was to transport two NASA spacecraft destined for Mars, due to intense solar activity.

NASA has decided to postpone the launch until space weather conditions improve, evaluating opportunities for a new launch window. The effects of the solar storm are extensive, including a display of northern lights expected in the United Kingdom and serious implications for energy infrastructure and navigation. Solar storms are caused by the explosion of particles and energy from the sun and can disrupt the Earth's magnetic field. BGS has already recorded the highest geoelectric field at ground level since records began.