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First 'extreme' solar storm in 20 years brings spectacular auroras

Social media lit up with people posting pictures of auroras from northern Europe and Australasia.

In the US, the Northern lights or aurora borealis are seen over Ohio during a geomagnetic storm on May 10, 2024. (AFP/Ryan Prewitt)
By: NewVision Reporter, Journalists @NewVision

WASHINGTON  - The most powerful solar storm in more than two decades struck Earth on Friday, triggering spectacular celestial light shows in skies from Tasmania to Britain --

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