150 Years Ago: The Worst Solar Storm Ever

Wednesday, September 2, 2009 - 08:56 in Astronomy & Space

On Sept. 2, 1859, an incredible storm of charged particles sent by the sun slammed into Earth's atmosphere, overpowered it, and caused havoc on the ground.

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