By Ron Cowen
Hell hath no fury like a solar storm.
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When the sun blows its top, it hurls billions of tons of electrically charged gas into space at speeds up to 2,000 kilometers per second.
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By Ron Cowen
Hell hath no fury like a solar storm.
When the sun blows its top, it hurls billions of tons of electrically charged gas into space at speeds up to 2,000 kilometers per second.
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