Jennifer Nalewicki is a Salt Lake City-based journalist whose work has been featured in The New York Times, Smithsonian Magazine, Scientific American, Popular Mechanics and more. She covers several science topics from planet Earth to paleontology and archaeology to health and culture. Prior to freelancing, Jennifer was a reporter at Interior Design Magazine, and before that she held an Editor role at Time Inc. Jennifer has a bachelor's degree in Journalism from The University of Texas at Austin.
A solar storm slammed into Earth over the weekend, and it's possible that another one could strike later on Monday .
According to SpaceWeather.com , the weekend storm, which was not forecasted and came"unexpectedly," reached speeds of up to 373 miles per second . Solar winds have been known to reach speeds of 500 miles per second according to Space.com. The ensuing solar storm sent social media ablaze, particularly in North America, where people were uploading aurora, or Northern Lights, sightings of the sky bursting into brilliant shades of purple and red.—'Canyon of Fire' solar storm will slam into Earth today or tomorrow
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