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Coronal Mass Ejection Hits Earth

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the duck-and-cover dept.

astroengine writes "On Tuesday, the Earth was hit by a coronal mass ejection (CME), triggering a 'moderate' geomagnetic storm, igniting aurorae at high latitudes. The CME in question was launched from the sun early on Sunday and space weather scientists predicted its arrival on Aug. 3 — the vast magnetic bubble of solar plasma arrived on schedule."

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  1. Don't Give In! by VoxMagis · · Score: 5, Funny

    Damn it, we need to shoot back. Don't let the Sun see us flinch, make sure that we retaliate in kind!

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    1. Re:Don't Give In! by ta+bu+shi+da+yu · · Score: 3, Funny

      I read this article without my glasses on. I was a bit disturbed that a conjugal mass erection hit the earth.

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    2. Re:Don't Give In! by Chris+Burke · · Score: 4, Funny

      That's not very Christianly of you. What ever happened to "turn the other hemisphere"?

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    3. Re:Don't Give In! by rubycodez · · Score: 4, Funny

      George W Chimpface says:

      "Stars like Sol, Sirius, Canopus, and their terrorist allies, constitute an axis of evil, glowing to threaten the dark of the world. The United States will lead a coalition of the willing to blacken it!"

  2. Awesome. by DWMorse · · Score: 5, Funny

    Galactic porn. Very awesome. Earth was left glowing and satisfied.

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  3. Everyone STOP MOVING! by Shanrak · · Score: 5, Funny

    The sun just lost a contact.

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  4. The last time there was a... by hbean · · Score: 4, Funny

    ...mass ejection of corona like this, it was spring break in Cancun.

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  5. Hey Oli, what's the weather outlook? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    SPACE WEATHER!!!

  6. Re:Reminds me of a Star Trek: TNG episode... by Itninja · · Score: 5, Funny

    My nerd detector just exploded.

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  7. Re:Thank goodness there's no damage by __aasqbs9791 · · Score: 4, Funny

    Steve Jobs is busy with other matters right now, so it could be a while. /s

  8. Re:Reminds me of a Star Trek: TNG episode... by SQLGuru · · Score: 4, Funny

    I hope you were wearing a condom.

  9. Re:Reminds me of a Star Trek: TNG episode... by gestalt_n_pepper · · Score: 4, Funny

    Well, maybe not where *you* shop.

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