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Old 15-September-2003, 01:20 PM
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"Solar flares that scorch Earth's atmosphere are commonplace. But scientists have discovered a few each year that are not like the others: they come from stars thousands of light years away."

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http://science.nasa.gov/headlines/y2003/12....htm?list955064

Interesting article I reckon.
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Old 16-September-2003, 02:33 AM
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Thats a long long ways. Kind of shatters (what little) sense of security you might have had before huh?
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