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Sunday, March 11, 2012

Massive solar eruptions may hit Earth


Solar flare 







The strongest geomagnetic storm in more than six years could affect airline routes, power grids and satellites, the U.S. Space Weather Prediction Center said.

 

The strongest geomagnetic storm in more than six years could affect airline routes, power grids and satellites, the U.S. Space Weather Prediction Center said.

 

 Solar storm

This image made from an April 12-13, 2010 video provided Wednesday, April 21, 2010 by NASA shows an eruptive prominence blasting away from the sun. The prominence appears to stretch almost halfway across the sun, about 500,000 miles. NASA on Wednesday unveiled the first images from a new satellite designed to predict disruptive solar storms, and scientists say they're already learning new things. (AP Photo/NASA).

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his handout image provided by NASA, taken Sunday night, Jan. 22, 2012, shows a solar flare erupting on the Sun's northeastern hemisphere. Space weather officials say the strongest solar storm in more than six years is already bombarding Earth with radiation with more to come. The Space Weather Prediction Center in Colorado observed a flare Sunday night at 11 p.m. EST. Physicist Doug Biesecker said the biggest concern from the speedy eruption is ...

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