EXTREME SOLAR ACTIVITY: One of the most
powerful solar flares in years, a remarkable X17-category explosion, erupted from giant sunspot 486 this morning at
approximately 1110 UT and, as a result, a strong solar radiation storm is in progress. The explosion hurled a coronal mass ejection (CME)directly toward Earth. When it left the sun, the cloud was traveling 2125 km/s (almost 5 million mph). This CME could trigger bright auroras when
it sweeps past our planet perhaps as early as tonight.
Better cover the reproductive systems!
powerful solar flares in years, a remarkable X17-category explosion, erupted from giant sunspot 486 this morning at
approximately 1110 UT and, as a result, a strong solar radiation storm is in progress. The explosion hurled a coronal mass ejection (CME)directly toward Earth. When it left the sun, the cloud was traveling 2125 km/s (almost 5 million mph). This CME could trigger bright auroras when
it sweeps past our planet perhaps as early as tonight.
Better cover the reproductive systems!
