The Sun Unleashed a Huge Solar Flare at Earth
Biggest Solar Flare in 7 Years Just Released a Coronal Mass Ejection Headed Our Way
The Sun is approaching its solar maximum, the apex of its 11-year solar cycle. With that we can expect more tempestuous and violent solar storms and it just released an absolute behemoth of a flare.
X9 solar flare launched from sun is the biggest in 7 years — and Earth is in the firing line (again)
The sun has unleashed the most powerful solar flare since 2017, just days after it spat out another monster explosion. Both outbursts have launched solar storms that will likely hit Earth this weekend and trigger vibrant aurora displays.
Biggest solar flare since 2017 erupts from sun and Earth is in the firing line (video)
On Oct. 3, the sun released the most powerful solar flare this solar cycle, a colossal X9.05 eruption — and it's heading for Earth.
A Colossal Solar Flare Just Triggered a Radio Blackout on Earth
Blackout A huge solar flare caused a radio blackout on Earth yesterday, according to Spaceweather.com. The event, caused by an exploding sunspot, clocked in as a powerful X-level solar flare and was deemed by experts at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administation (NOAA) to be the second-strongest of the year so far.
X9 Solar Flare Sends Solar Storms Towards Earth, Thanks to the Biggest CME Since 2017
An explosion happened on the sun Oct. 3, 2024, producing the most powerful solar flare since 2017 and kicking off a series of solar storms headed for Earth.
Most Powerful Solar Flare in 7 Years Blasts Earth: Expect Stunning Auroras
The Sun just unleashed the most powerful flare we've seen in seven years. On October 3, a flare measured at a strength of X9.0 exploded right in the middle of the solar disk. Even more excitingly, it was accompanied by what is known as a halo coronal mass ejection – one that is ejected straight at Earth.
The Sun Unleashed a Huge Solar Flare at Earth, And We're on Aurora Alert
The flare clocked in at X7.1 – the second most powerful flare of the current solar cycle, and one of the most powerful solar flares ever measured, sitting within the top 30 flares over the last 30 years.
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