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Halloween Solar Storm Nearing Heliopause

Posted by CowboyNeal on from the ridin'-the-storm-out dept.

PipianJ writes "Various sources are reporting that NASA has been tracking the Halloween solar storms of last year as they head towards the end of the solar system and the beginning of interstellar space, the heliopause, in the near future. In related news, scientists now believe that it was solar storms that ripped water from Mars, causing it to be the dry barren wasteland it is today."

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  1. The Sun by AnomalyConcept · · Score: 0, Redundant

    This is very interesting, and nicely complements the information from the latest (not sure which month) National Geographic, which featured a lengthy section about the Sun. One can only imagine what impact future solar storms will have on the Earth (or even other planets, if/when we expand), as we use more and more electronic devices. I imagine the effects would be devastating to be caught in one of these storms while in outer space. Poor satellites.