It’s happened before, we nearly saw it happen again, and the likelihood of it happening anytime soon is worthy of a look. From the 1859 Carrington Event to what it would do to our lives today. — It was early morning on September 1st, 1859 when Richard Carrington climbed into the private observatory at his country estate outside of London. After cranking open the shutters of the dome to see a clear blue sky, Carrington pointed his telescope toward the sun and began to sketch a cluster…
