Solar flare: The effects of a massive solar flare that erupted on the sun Sunday are expected to be felt on Earth on Tuesday.
By Nancy Gaarder Spectacular displays of the Aurora Borealis are wowing people across northern North America and Europe as a result of a burst of energy ejected from the sun by a solar storm Sunday. Dave Kriegler, professor of astronomy at the
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
ISO New England, which administers the regional power grid, said on Wednesday the system is operating under normal conditions after this week's solar storm. The solar storm ejection from the sun earlier this week was the largest since 2003 and the
Solar storm: A massive solar storm occurring on the surface of the sun — and charged plasma particles that it unleashed on Earth — have been causing headaches for airlines. But relief is on the way, a NASA research scientist
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