Strong solar storm heading for Earth
Wednesday, March 7, 2012 - 17:00
in Astronomy & Space
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A strong geomagnetic storm is racing from the Sun toward Earth, and its expected arrival on Thursday could affect power grids, airplane routes and space-based satellite navigation systems, U.S. space weather experts said.
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