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Space Pictures This Week: 3-D Sun Storm, Mars Devil
Solar Flare in 3-D
Image courtesy SDO/NASA
A 3-D image of an active sun shows sunspots and &ldquo;wonderful active regions in exquisite detail,&rdquo; according to NASA&rsquo;s Solar Dynamics Observatory. (See where you can get 3-D glasses to better appreciate this image.)
A powerful sun storm&mdash;associated with the second biggest solar flare of the current 11-year sun cycle&mdash;hit Earth last week.
Despite warnings of possible GPS, communications, and power failures, Thursday&rsquo;s sun storm was a softy, scientists say.
(Also see &ldquo;Solar Flare: What If Biggest Known Sun Storm Hit Today?&rdquo;)
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