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\"Solar<\/p>\n

If you are reading this, we must have survived the storm on the sun that is sending plasma right at us:<\/p>\n

Earth is bracing for a cosmic tsunami Tuesday night as tons of plasma from a massive solar flare head directly toward the planet.<\/p>\n

The Sun\u2019s surface erupted early Sunday morning, shooting a wall of ionized atoms directly at Earth, scientists say. It is expected to create a geomagnetic storm and a spectacular light show \u2014 and it could pose a threat to satellites in orbit, as well.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis eruption is directed right at us and is expected to get here early in the day on Aug. 4,\u201d said Leon Golub of the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics. \u201cIt\u2019s the first major Earth-directed eruption in quite some time.\u201d<\/p>\n

\nThe solar eruption, called a coronal mass ejection, was spotted by NASA\u2019s Solar Dynamics Observatory, which captures high-definition views of the sun at a variety of wavelengths. SDO was launched in February and peers deep into the layers of the sun, investigating the mysteries of its inner workings. . . .\n

Views of aurorae are usually associated with Canada and Alaska, but even skywatchers in the northern U.S. mainland are being told they can look toward the north Tuesday and Wednesday evenings for rippling \u201ccurtains\u201d of green and red light.<\/p>\n

When a coronal mass ejection reaches Earth, solar particles stream down our planet\u2019s magnetic field lines toward the poles. In the process, the particles collide with atoms of nitrogen and oxygen in the Earth\u2019s atmosphere, which then glow, creating an effect similar to miniature neon signs.<\/p>\n

The interaction of the solar particles with our planet\u2019s magnetic field has the potential to create geomagnetic storms, or disturbances, in Earth\u2019s magnetosphere. And while aurorae are normally visible only at high latitudes, they can light up the sky even at lower latitudes during a geomagnetic storm.<\/p>\n

Fortunately for Earth-bound observers, the atmosphere filters out nearly all of the radiation from the solar blast. The flare shouldn\u2019t pose a health hazard, Golub told FoxNews.com.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s because of our atmosphere,\u201d he explained, \u201cwhich absorbs the radiation, as well as the magnetic field of the Earth, which deflects any magnetic particles produced.\u201d<\/p>\n

via FOXNews.com \u2013 Solar Tsunami to Strike Earth<\/a>.<\/p>\n

That\u2019s a piece of good luck in this allegedly random universe. \u00a0What we get from this cataclysm is extra-beautiful Northern Lights.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote><\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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