‘Extreme’ solar storm heading straight for Earth

The solar flare registered in the “extreme” band on the scale used by forecasters – a magnitude not seen by observers for a number of years.Originating from a collection of sunspots right in the centre of our nearest star, it poses a direct threat because “it’s pointed right at us”, according to experts at the Space Weather Prediction Center in Boulder, Colorado.Observed late on Wednesday, the storm is moving towards Earth at a medium-to-fast rate of about 2.5 million mph (4.02 million kph), said forecaster Tom Berger, meaning the soonest it can arrive is early on Friday (US time).(independent.co.uk)Bakudaily.Az