Solar storm sweeps over Earth

Skywatchers keep an eye out for northern lights; no negative effects reported

Space weather experts kept track of a solar storm that swept over our planet on Saturday, representing the fallout from a powerful solar flare earlier this week.

"The impact was not as strong as forecasters expected," SpaceWeather.com's Tony Phillips wrote. "Nevertheless, the blow compressed Earth's magnetosphere and sparked a mild ... geomagnetic storm." http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/48183944/ns/technology_and_science-space/?__utma=14933801.760311398.1342438517.1342438517.1342438517.1&__utmb=14933801.1.10.1342438517&__utmc=14933801&__utmx=-&__utmz=14933801.1342438517.1.1.utmcsr=(direct)|utmccn=(direct)|utmcmd=(none)&__utmv=14933801.|8=Earned%20By=msnbc%7Ccover=1^12=Landing%20Content=Mixed=1^13=Landing%20Hostname=www.nbcnews.com=1^30=Visit%20Type%20to%20Content=Earned%20to%20Mixed=1&__utmk=185712553

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