GEOMAGNETIC STORM WARNING: A large hole in the sun's atmosphere is facing Earth, spewing a stream of solar wind in our direction. Minor (G1-class) geomagnetic storms are possible as early as Aug. 31st when the gaseous material arrives. This is the same large hole that targeted Earth in early August and caused auroras to be visible in multiple northern-tier US States. Visit Spaceweather.com for updates.
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Above: This extreme ultraviolet image from NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory shows a hole in the sun's atmosphere directly facing Earth. The chasm stretches more than 500,000 km from top to bottom.
