'Cannibal' coronal mass ejection will hit Earth at nearly 2 million mph, scientists say
When you purchase through links on our web site , we may earn an affiliate military commission . Here ’s how it works . The dazzling northerly lights could light up the skies as far south as the northerly United States after the detection of 17 solar eruptions blasting from a single sunspot , two of which are headed directly to Earth . The twoEarth - directed eruptions have merged into a " cannibal coronal mint ejection " and are barrel toward us at 1,881,263 miles per hour ( 3,027,599 km / h ) ....