From FoxNews:
...A preliminary inspection of SOHO/STEREO
imagery suggests that the CME will deliver a strong glancing blow to
Earth's magnetic field on Jan. 24-25 as it sails mostly north of our
planet," SpaceWeather’s bulletin read.
It could also affect navigation and the power grid.
The solar flare spat out late Sunday, Jan.
22, at 10:59 p.m. EST was rated an M9-class eruption -- nearly an
X-class flare, the most powerful type of solar storm.
NASA spokeswoman Kelly Humphries told Space.com the six spaceflyers currently living and working on the orbiting outpost are not in any danger.
"The flight surgeons have reviewed the space
weather forecasts for the flare and determined that there are no
expected adverse effects or actions required to protect the on-orbit
crew," Humphries told SPACE.com in an email.
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