Major solar flare observed by spacecraft
Monday, March 5, 2012 - 18:00
in Astronomy & Space
WASHINGTON, March 5 (UPI) -- A major solar flare erupting from the sun late Sunday is sending a solar wind of plasma and charged particles hurtling toward Earth, U.S. astronomers say.
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