Solar Storm

Planet Earth has been put on alert! A solar storm in the form of a geomagnetic storm is headed our way tomorrow (April 26) and will be in effect for up to 48 hours.

The Northern lights will be peaking this weekend if not before due to the huge solar explosions on the Sun's surface in recent days. The biggest radiation and geomagnetic storms the Earth has experienced in 5 years. Weather experts say that the blasts should hit by US time Thursday and last through Friday disrupting power grids, GPS, satellite broadcasts, and even Jet flights...

The Earth in currently being bombarded by high energy particles unleashed by the strongest solar storm since 2005 according to scientists.  The charged particles are mostly a concern for satellites and astronauts.  They can also cause big problems for those flying around the areas of the earth's poles...