Today is the second anniversary of a near-miss. On July 23, 2012, the sun produced an extreme solar storm that could have rocked the technological underpinnings of modern society. Fortunately, Earth was outside the line of fire.
FULL STORY: http://science.nasa.gov/science-news/science-at-nasa/2014/23jul_superstorm/
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