Thursday's Earth forecast: A geomagnetic storm from the Sun

A geomagnetic storm is coming to the Earth, from the Sun, as soon as Thursday, December 10. It could affect everything from appliances to satellites to making the northern lights visible in places that would normally never see them. We first got interested because KYW Newsradio is a radio station and we were curious about if space weather is going to affect anything we do here at work. So we called Dr. Eric Jensen, Professor of Astronomy at Swarthmore College and friend of the podcast, and he broke down exactly what the storm is, why it's happening now, and where you can see its effects.

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