150 Years Ago: The Worst Solar Storm Ever SPACE.com Robert Roy Britt editorial Director space.com – Wed Sep 2, 1:17 pm ET On Sept. 2,
1859, an incredible storm of charged particles sent by the sun slammed into Earth's atmosphere, overpowered it, and caused havoc on the ground. Telegraph wires, the high-tech stuff of the time, suddenly shorted out in the United States and Europe, igniting ...