Tuesday, January 24, 2012

ESA Portal - Solar storm heading toward Earth


A large solar flare yesterday triggered a coronal mass ejection travelling at 1400 km/s that will reach Earth today. An energetic eruption of this level can disrupt satellites, so operation teams at ESA and other organisations are closely ... more

Biggest solar storm since 2005 | Watts Up With That?


From NASA: The coronal mass ejection CME collided with Earth's magnetic field a little after 10 AM ET on January 24, 2012. The influx of particles from the CME amplified the solar radiation storm such that it is now considered the largest since ... more

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