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Originally published July 12, 2012 at 3:06 PM | Page modified July 13, 2012 at 8:58 PM
Solar storm expected to arrive Saturday
A huge solar flare erupted from the sun Thursday, streaming radiation toward Earth.
The Associated Press
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This false-color image provided by NASA shows a solar flare, lower center, erupting from the sun on Thursday. Space weather scientists said there should be little impact to Earth. The flare erupted from a region which rotated into view on July 6, 2012.
A huge solar flare erupted from the sun Thursday, streaming radiation toward Earth.
The solar storm is expected to arrive early Saturday, but forecasters at the government's Space Weather Prediction Center say they expected minimal impact to communication systems and power grids.
It may spark colorful auroras in southern Canada and northern United States.
The storm is part of the sun's normal 11-year cycle, which is supposed to reach a peak next year.
NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory captured Thursday's flare, wowing scientists with images of the massive outburst.
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