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A Monster Solar Storm Turned a Protected Region Around Earth Into a Particle Accelerator


A solar superstorm appears to have turned a normally sheltered region near Earth into a natural particle accelerator, boosting electrons to energies capable of penetrating some satellite shielding.

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