A medium-sized solar flare has erupted from the sun in an impressive display captured by NASA cameras.
Scientists say that the event won't have a significant impact on
Earth.
NASA says the flare peaked Tuesday and created a large cloud
that appeared to cover almost half the surface of the sun. Images
were recorded by the orbiting satellite called the Solar Dynamics
Observatory.
A news release says solar energy released by the event should
deliver a "glancing blow" to Earth's magnetic field on Wednesday
or Thursday.
But it's not expected to cause a major impact here. The National
Weather Service is predicting minor effects on satellites and weak
impacts on some power grids.
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