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When the Sun Roars: How a Near X-Class Solar Flare Plunged North America Into Radio Silence
Solar flares are the most powerful explosions in the solar system, and can contain as much energy as a billion hydrogen bombs ...
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Facts about the Sun
Our sun is classified as a G2 medium-sized star. We believe it’s about four billion, 600 million years old, halfway through its lifetime. It burns four million tons of hydrogen every ...
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Sun unleashes powerful flares as it approaches its most active phase
The Sun emitted a strong solar flare on June 19, peaking at 7:50 p.m. ET. NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory captured an image ...
Sun releases a powerful solar flare. But don't expect unusual northern lights in US
NASA captured an image of the sun emitting a powerful solar flare that could interfere with technology on Earth.
Solar flares may change the weather on distant worlds—and maybe even ours
A new study has uncovered a connection between solar flares—sudden outbursts of radiation from stars—and short-term weather ...
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Another X-class solar flare triggers US communication blackouts
Solar flares are powerful bursts of radiation. Harmful radiation from a flare cannot pass through Earth’s atmosphere to ...
Map Reveals Blackout Over US States After 'Extreme' Solar Flare
The latest solar flare follows an M-class one, the second-highest on the scale, that occurred days earlier on June 15. It ...
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How a Powerful X1.9 Solar Flare Plunged the Pacific into Radio Silence and Set the Stage for Aurora Surprises
Solar flares are the most powerful explosions in the solar system the biggest ones can have as much energy as a billion ...