LOS ANGELES — LOS ANGELES (AP) - 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.