Wednesday, July 23, 2014

Near Miss: The Solar Superstorm of July 2012


NASA Science News for July 23, 2014

Today is the second anniversary of a near-miss. On July 23, 2012, the sun produced an extreme solar storm that could have rocked the technological underpinnings of modern society. Fortunately, Earth was outside the line of fire.

The complete article can be found here: http://science.nasa.gov/science-news/science-at-nasa/2014/23jul_superstorm/

A companion video is posted below and can also be viewed at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7ukQhycKOFw



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