The Earth is literally taking a pounding. A massive blast of plasma energy spewed from the sun on Sunday night and led to the strongest radiation storm since 2005. Delta Air Lines has been forced to redirect certain high-flying airplanes as a precaution. NOAA‘s Space Weather Prediction Center issued a geomagnetic storm watch after a [...]
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The sun has scientists baffled right now. Many experts said that, by 2012, our sun would be reaching its “solar maximum”, a period of intense flares and sunspot activity. Lately, though, things on the sun have been quiet…too quiet. According to three different studies released yesterday, experts think the usual sunspot cycle may be shutting [...]
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On Monday night, our sun emitted a massive X2.2-class solar flare into space. Not only was it the most powerful solar flare of 2011, but it was also the most powerful flare in four years! These solar particles are now racing toward Earth, where they usually arrive about 36-48 hours after the initial eruption. As [...]
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