Incoming! Sun's Fury Unleashed and Earthbound

Friday, January 20, 2012 - 12:02 in Astronomy & Space

On January 19th, 2012, the Sun produced an M3-class solar flare and the ensuing coronal mass ejection was pointed towards Earth. Fierce geomagnetic storms are possible when it reaches the planet on January 21st.

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