Solar Storm

Solar Storm's Dazzling Northern Lights

This handout image provided by NASA, taken Jan. 22, 2012, shows a solar flare erupting on the Sun's northeastern hemisphere. Space weather officials say the strongest solar storm in more than six years bombarded Earth. (AP Photo/NASA)

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Northern Lights The aurora borealis, or Northern Lights, are seen near the city of Tromsoe, northern Norway, Jan. 24, 2012. Stargazers were out in force in northern Europe, hoping to be awed by a spectacular showing of Northern Lights after the most powerful solar storm in six years. (AP Photo/Scanpix Norway, Rune Stoltz Bertinussen)

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Northern Lights The aurora borealis, or Northern Lights, are seen near the city of Trondheim, Norway Tuesday Jan. 23, 2012. Stargazers were out in force hoping to be awed by a spectacular showing of northern lights after the most powerful solar storm in six years. (AP Photo/Emil Bratt Borsting)

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Northern Lights The aurora borealis, or Northern Lights, are seen near the city of Trondheim, Norway Tuesday Jan. 23, 2012. (AP Photo/Emil Bratt Borsting)

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Solar Storm This colorized NASA image, taken Monday, Jan. 23, 2012, from the Solar Dynamics Observatory, shows a flare shooting out of the top of the sun. It was taken in a special teal wavelength to best see the flare. Space weather officials say the strongest solar storm in more than six years bombarded Earth.(AP Photo/NASA)

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Solar Storm This handout image provided by NASA, taken Jan. 22, 2012, shows a solar flare erupting on the Sun's northeastern hemisphere. Space weather officials say the strongest solar storm in more than six years bombarded Earth. (AP Photo/NASA)

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