VIDEO: Solar storm could hit Earth Wednesday
Photographer: WFTS
Posted: 05/09/2012
(WXYZ) - A huge pack of sunspots may send solar flares streaming towards earth Wednesday.
NASA has tracked a dark hole on the sun’s surface. According to spaceweather.com that sunspot is expected to launch a monster solar storm which creates the flares.
Those flares are not expected to cause any major damage, but could have an impact on gadgets like your cell phone.
Solar flares have the capability of affecting power grids and satellites.
Watch newly released video of the solar storm below:
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