Beautiful, Probably Harmless Solar Flare Headed Your Way
A solar flare erupted from the sun this week causing radiation storms that could affect Earth.
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.The solar flare pictured above erupted from the sun this week causing radiation storms that could affect Earth. Though solar flares are often described in somewhat apocalyptic language -- the sun is "exhaling its fury towards Earth" writes The Washington Post Tuesday -- this one will probably only briefly disrupt GPS users and power grids later this week. Meanwhile we're struck as always by the dazzling visual it produced.
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