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December 12, 2013

Scientist: Near-miss solar storm should be a wake-up call
Boulder, Colo. (UPI) Dec 10, 2013
A massive solar storm that narrowly missed Earth last year should open the eyes of policymakers to the threat of severe space weather, a U.S. scientist says. The coronal mass ejection traveling at more than 7 million miles per hour was likely more powerful than the famous Carrington storm of 1859 that blasted Earth's atmosphere so hard it kit up they skies with auroras from the North Pole to Central America, University of Colorado Boulder Professor Daniel Baker said. The 1859 event disru ... read more

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Bid to colonize Mars wins high-profile backing

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