Solar flares Earth hit by biggest space storm in almost seven years Sun Blasts Another CME At and Mars Giant Flare to Slam Earth; Could Disrupt Phones GPS The Challenges of Building a Base

Fact or fiction? The hype surrounding solar storms No power. No lights. Your smartphones won't work and the world as we know it will come to a grinding halt. Talks of violent solar flares destroying the Earth are one of the many of the apocalyptic rumors that surround 2012. Can Solar Flares Hurt Astronauts? Solar flares, coronal mass ejections, high-energy photons, cosmic rays… space is full of various forms of radiation that a human wouldn't want to be exposed to for very long. Energized particles traveling into and through the body can cause a host of nasty health problems, from low blood count to radiation sickness to cataracts and [...] Videos show giant solar flares, ensuing aurora borealis The largest solar radiation storm since 2005 is causing stunning auroras throughout the North and South Poles. Earth Braces for Worst Solar Flares in Years Scientists are bracing for massive solar flares which are expected to hit Earth on Tuesday, calling them the biggest, and most dangerous, in nearly a decade. The eruption, which started on Sunday, . . . Solar flares stun stargazers with celestial light show Astronomy enthusiasts in southern Victoria and Tasmania could be in for a treat. Solar flares: Earth hit by biggest space storm in almost seven years A powerful solar flare has unleashed the biggest radiation storm in nearly seven years as the Sun bombards the Earth with huge amounts of energy. Huge solar storm to shower Earth with radioactive particles The largest solar storm for seven years is expected to send a shower of radioactive solar particles racing towards Earth at almost 1,400 miles a second this week, according to NASA. Solar Flare: How to Plan for Tuesday's Sun Storm Sun flares that Tuesday will bombard the Earth with solar radiation will be the strongest storm since May 2005 and has apocalyptic enthusiasts buzzing for signs of the end of the world. A Perfect Storm of Planetary Proportions Flare Up: The sun emits an M-class (moderate level) flare, as captured by NASA's Solar Dynamic Observatory on 25 September 2011. Solar flares and coronal mass ejections are the primary ways in which the sun can trigger geomagnetic storms here on Earth. Astronauts in Space Safe from Huge Solar Radiation Storm An intense solar flare unleashed the biggest radiation storm in years today (Jan. 23), but astronauts aboard the International Space Station are not in any danger, NASA officials say.
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