( CNN ) -- Common Western superstition says Friday the 13th is unlucky . But what does it say about a Friday the 13th with a full moon and solar flares that could create geomagnetic storms large enough to disrupt Earth 's atmosphere ? We may find out this Friday . NASA cameras captured three major solar flares this week -- events in which the sun hurls powerful bursts of matter into the atmosphere . When large enough , these bursts send shock waves -- called coronal mass ejections , or CMEs -- throughout space . These shock waves pose no direct threat to humans , but sometimes , on days such as June 13 , CMEs can be large enough to disrupt GPS , satellite communications and other atmospheric systems , according to NASA . Just our luck . `` A CME ... has been observed moving at a flank from Earth and a glancing blow to Earth from this event is expected on June 13 , '' said the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration in a statement . `` An outside chance of at most G1 ( Minor ) Geomagnetic storms remains in the forecast . '' Translation : Despite the ominous `` glancing blow '' language , there 's no reason to be alarmed . The disruption of communication systems in the atmosphere is still unlikely , even with the impending solar storms . People in remote areas of the Northern Hemisphere may even get a light show Friday night . Some scientists believe the storms will produce brightly colored auroras visible in the night sky , although others disagree . Either way , it 's been awhile since we 've seen such as an event . The last major CME to hit Earth came in 1859 . Tony Phillips , curator of SpaceWeather.com , analyzed the last 17 Friday the 13ths `` for fun '' in response to a CNN request . He concluded that Friday 's solar-related activity was an outlier . `` Of course , there is no actual correlation between solar flares and Friday the 13th , '' he said in an e-mail to CNN . `` ( But ) today ... is shaping up to be the most active of the past 10 years , albeit not by a wide margin . Friday the 13th in May 2005 was similar . '' Phillips , who is also production editor for science at NASA , categorized only four Friday the 13ths in the last decade as `` high solar activity . '' Thus , NOAA remains on watch . According to its website , `` forecasters are keeping a close eye on the Sun and we will update you should conditions warrant it . '' Solar activity varies in its intensity , but there has been an uptick in solar flares and related episodes in recent years . This is not a surprise . This week , NASA released a statement dubbing this new solar activity a natural occurrence and part of the star 's cycle of life . They called it a `` mini-max . '' Because , historically speaking , it 's not that bad . `` This solar cycle continues to rank among the weakest on record , '' said NASA adviser Ron Turner in a post online . `` In the historical record , there are only a few Solar Maxima weaker than this one . '' He has a point . In all likelihood , the Earth 's atmosphere , satellite systems and humans all will remain unaffected by the solar flares and their corresponding CMEs . Well , maybe we are lucky after all .
Solar flares this week are sending storms Earth 's way . Scientists say it 's unlikely we will see them . However , full moon ##s above Earth this Friday the 13th . U.S. scientists are in situation , will send alerts if necessary .