In July 2012, a solar superstorm was on the verge of plunging the Earth into chaos.
it was not in December that the Earth escaped the worst, it was in the heart of summer, July 25, 2012. That day, our planet was grazed by a solar Superstrom since 150 years old. During these eruptions, the Sun ejects the coronal mass that traverses the space at a speed of up to 2500 km / s. Upon reaching Earth, it causes magnetic storms that can weaken the earth's magnetic shield.
"If this eruption had occurred a week earlier, The earth would have been in the line of fire. And we would still be picking up the pieces, "says Daniel Baker of the University of Colorado.
Near Miss: The Solar Superstorm of July 2012 | Science Mission Directorate
Eruption solaire de 2012 - Le jour où la Terre a failli s'arrêter

it was not in December that the Earth escaped the worst, it was in the heart of summer, July 25, 2012. That day, our planet was grazed by a solar Superstrom since 150 years old. During these eruptions, the Sun ejects the coronal mass that traverses the space at a speed of up to 2500 km / s. Upon reaching Earth, it causes magnetic storms that can weaken the earth's magnetic shield.
"If this eruption had occurred a week earlier, The earth would have been in the line of fire. And we would still be picking up the pieces, "says Daniel Baker of the University of Colorado.
Near Miss: The Solar Superstorm of July 2012 | Science Mission Directorate
Eruption solaire de 2012 - Le jour où la Terre a failli s'arrêter
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