Sħãlïq™ Posted January 24, 2012 Report Share Posted January 24, 2012 Huge Solar Eruption Sparks Strongest Radiation Storm In 7 YearsThe Sun is bombarding Earth with radiation from the biggest solar storm in more than six years with more to come from the fast-moving eruption http://i.space.com/images/i/14730/original/m9-solar-flare-jan-2012.jpg?1327342572 HEADING OUR WAY: An x-ray image of a solar flare erupting on the Sun early on Jan. 23rd. Radiation from this flare up will reach Earth on Jan. 24th 2012. (Photo: NASA)A powerful solar eruption is expected to blast a stream of charged particles toward Earth on Tuesday, Jan. 24, as the strongest radiation storm since 2005 rages on the sun. Early this morning (0359 GMT Jan. 23, which corresponds to late Sunday, Jan. 22 at 10:59 p.m. EST), NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory caught an extreme ultraviolet flash from a huge eruption on the sun , according to the skywatching website Spaceweather.com. The solar flare spewed from sunspot 1402, a region of the sun that has become increasingly active lately. Several NASA satellites, including the Solar Dynamics Observatory, the Solar Heliospheric Observatory (SOHO), and the Stereo spacecraft observed the massive sun storm. A barrage of charged particles triggered by this morning's solar flare is expected to hit Earth at around 9 a.m. EST (1400 GMT), according to experts at the Space Weather Prediction Center, a division of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. According to NOAA, this is the strongest solar radiation storm since May 2005, and as a precaution, polar flights on Earth are expected to be re-routed within the next few hours, Kathy Sullivan, deputy administrator of NOAA, said today at the 92nd annual American Meteorological Society meeting in New Orleans, La.READ MORE Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trutrojan8 Posted January 24, 2012 Report Share Posted January 24, 2012 It's nothing to worry about unless you work in the Space Station Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Need4Sheed Posted January 24, 2012 Report Share Posted January 24, 2012 http://2012news.com/2012_images/2012_doomsday_movie.jpg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DunkinDerozan Posted January 24, 2012 Report Share Posted January 24, 2012 2005 wasn't that long ago, and i'm still here so i don't see any reason to be worried. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sħãlïq™ Posted January 24, 2012 Author Report Share Posted January 24, 2012 http://2012news.com/2012_images/2012_doomsday_movie.jpgDamn, it had to happen on my birthday... <_< Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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