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Earth is under attack from outer space. A solar flare occurred late Sunday evening, kicking off the biggest solar radiation storm in more than six years. Technically speaking, the sun erupted with an M8.7 class flare, an earth-directed coronal mass ejection (CME). The radiation from the storm has been rated ‘strong’ - the lowest level on a 3-tier scale. So the biggest expected threat from this storm are the massive doses of plasma from the CME which can put electronic signals at risk, including entire electrical grids. One note of caution: Ejected plasma usually travels 1-2 million miles an hour through space, but this storm’s plasma is rocketing at over 4 million miles per hour. We’re hoping that sounds scarier than the actual effects. The storm is expected to continue through Wednesday night, so we’ll see. NASA: Solar storm and earth-directed coronal mass Strongest solar storm since 2005 hitting earth

Earth is under attack from outer space.

A solar flare occurred late Sunday evening, kicking off the biggest solar radiation storm in more than six years.

Technically speaking, the sun erupted with an M8.7 class flare, an earth-directed coronal mass ejection (CME).

The radiation from the storm has been rated ‘strong’ - the lowest level on a 3-tier scale.

So the biggest expected threat from this storm are the massive doses of plasma from the CME which can put electronic signals at risk, including entire electrical grids.

One note of caution: Ejected plasma usually travels 1-2 million miles an hour through space, but this storm’s plasma is rocketing at over 4 million miles per hour.

We’re hoping that sounds scarier than the actual effects. The storm is expected to continue through Wednesday night, so we’ll see.

Source nasa.gov

Beautiful auroras are gracing the globe thanks to a geomagnetic storm. That’s the good news; the bad news is that if the storm caused by sunspot AR1302 continues, communications will be disrupted down here on earth, including GPS and mobile telephone systems. Earth has been blanketed with cosmic rays and high-energy particles that can even be hazardous to astronauts and airline passengers this week. Joe Kunches, a space scientist with the NOAA, summed the issues up, um, clearly: “The Earth’s magnetic field is pretty disturbed.” More: Beautiful ‘Northern Lights’ over Great Britain Danger for space travelers - and airline passengers

Beautiful auroras are gracing the globe thanks to a geomagnetic storm.

That’s the good news; the bad news is that if the storm caused by sunspot AR1302 continues, communications will be disrupted down here on earth, including GPS and mobile telephone systems.

Earth has been blanketed with cosmic rays and high-energy particles that can even be hazardous to astronauts and airline passengers this week.

Joe Kunches, a space scientist with the NOAA, summed the issues up, um, clearly: “The Earth’s magnetic field is pretty disturbed.”

Source Daily Mail

Earth is under a geomagnetic storm warning Monday. The Sun is extremely active right now and sunspot AR1302 is sending us a direct message via two eruptions that occurred on Saturday. A significant glancing blow to our planet’s magnetic field is possible today, which could cause disruptions to cell phones and other communications. Scientists predict flares from AR1302 will become increasingly geoeffective as the sunspot turns toward Earth in the days ahead.  Track the flares: SpaceWeather.com Audio: Listen to the sunspot exploding

Earth is under a geomagnetic storm warning Monday.

The Sun is extremely active right now and sunspot AR1302 is sending us a direct message via two eruptions that occurred on Saturday.

A significant glancing blow to our planet’s magnetic field is possible today, which could cause disruptions to cell phones and other communications.

Scientists predict flares from AR1302 will become increasingly geoeffective as the sunspot turns toward Earth in the days ahead. 

Source spaceweather.com

Grab your sunglasses and prepare for a catastrophic sun storm. Scientists are predicting a particularly strong solar maximum for 2012, when the Sun’s magnetic poles will exchange places at the peak of a sunspot cycle. This occurs approximately every 11 years, and the impact here on Earth can range from insignificant to severe. The 2012 event is expected to be particularly strong, impacting such necessities as mobile phone connections, GPS navigation, and ultimately, international power grids. A doomsday view was captured by The Mail in 2009 - http://bit.ly/g6kJ0K One uncertainty of the prediction is exactly when the super-storm will happen; will it truly happen in 2012? NASA, who repeatedly support the storm’s potential, have adjusted the timing several times since 2003. More on the story: NASA (2006) - http://1.usa.gov/gkaFC6  NASA (2010) - http://1.usa.gov/eCZOmn NASA FAQ (2011) - http://1.usa.gov/en8xuR Current TV (2009) - http://bit.ly/hee5i3 ABC (2009) - http://t.co/qiOHdq7 Fox (2009) - http://bit.ly/hNqzKr (Video) BBC (2011) - http://bit.ly/hUgTcL (Video)

Grab your sunglasses and prepare for a catastrophic sun storm.

Scientists are predicting a particularly strong solar maximum for 2012, when the Sun’s magnetic poles will exchange places at the peak of a sunspot cycle. This occurs approximately every 11 years, and the impact here on Earth can range from insignificant to severe.

The 2012 event is expected to be particularly strong, impacting such necessities as mobile phone connections, GPS navigation, and ultimately, international power grids.

A doomsday view was captured by The Mail in 2009 - http://bit.ly/g6kJ0K

One uncertainty of the prediction is exactly when the super-storm will happen; will it truly happen in 2012?

NASA, who repeatedly support the storm’s potential, have adjusted the timing several times since 2003.

More on the story:

Source Daily Mail