A solar storm reaches Earth (images)

On Sunday, a solar flare caused a portion of the plasma in the Sun's atmosphere to break off and fly out into space at a speed of about 5 million miles an hour. Seen here is the coronal mass ejection (CME) ejection of the plasma cloud breaking off from the sun.

January 24, 2012 8:20 AM PST

Photo by: NASA

| Caption by: Martin LaMonica

[jhewell]

I'm glad it wasn't an asteroid that arrived 10 hours earlier than forecasted.

[puffnstuff23]

It's 2012

[Tennisyoda]

Would this add to global warming ???

[Zaunto]

No, but this has increased my secret powers. :-)

[gyro2011]

I looked in the mirror and saw a halo above my head...I've become a saint...My wife looks at me and says "you're bald" get back into bad and put your head where it belongs???????.

[aryayi]

i do agree that its 2012...