Coronal Mass Ejection or 'Solar Tsunami' to Make Aurora Borealis Light Show in North
From the article:
"A solar storm could make tonight a great night for stargazing.
The sun's surface erupted early Sunday and sent tons of plasma into space, according to the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics. It's headed toward Earth, which could be in for a beautiful light show.
"This eruption is directed right at us, and is expected to get here early in the day on August 4th," astronomer Leon Golub of the astrophysics center, said in a statement. "It's the first major Earth-directed eruption in quite some time." ...
Sun storms may bring northern lights farther south
From the article:
"The sun may be about to put on a colorful light show.
That's because of two minor solar storms that flared on Sunday and are shooting tons of plasma directly at Earth.
Scientists said residents of northern regions — from Maine to Michigan and anywhere farther north around the globe — may see unusual northern lights." ...
From the article:
"A solar storm could make tonight a great night for stargazing.
The sun's surface erupted early Sunday and sent tons of plasma into space, according to the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics. It's headed toward Earth, which could be in for a beautiful light show.
"This eruption is directed right at us, and is expected to get here early in the day on August 4th," astronomer Leon Golub of the astrophysics center, said in a statement. "It's the first major Earth-directed eruption in quite some time." ...
Sun storms may bring northern lights farther south
From the article:
"The sun may be about to put on a colorful light show.
That's because of two minor solar storms that flared on Sunday and are shooting tons of plasma directly at Earth.
Scientists said residents of northern regions — from Maine to Michigan and anywhere farther north around the globe — may see unusual northern lights." ...