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Sharmila Kuthunur

'Space hurricane' caught raging over North Pole during one of the sun's quietest days

Artist's concept of a space hurricane, pouring plasma high over the North Pole.

A rare hurricane that raged high above Earth's North Pole in 2014 packed a surprising punch, and may be even stranger than scientists first thought.

The phenomenon, called a "space hurricane," unleashed intense space weather effects normally seen only during major solar storms, despite the sun being unusually quiet that day, according to a new study.

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