Solar storm sends charged particles toward Earth
Tuesday, January 24, 2012 - 00:00
in Astronomy & Space
The bombardment is expected to reach us Tuesday morning, but the threat to satellites and power grids appears to be low.A massive explosion on the sun's surface has triggered the largest solar radiation storm since 2005 and has unleashed a torrent of charged plasma particles toward Earth, though the threat to satellites, power grids and other high-tech hardware is believed to be manageable, scientists said.