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The Sun Unleashed a Huge Solar Flare at Earth

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.

London Evening Standard · 11m

Biggest solar flare on the Sun since 2017 sparks fears of radio blackouts

Solar flares are powerful bursts of energy, which can affect radio communications, electric power grids, and navigation signals. The flare erupted on Thursday in the middle of the Sun’s visible surface, triggering a halo coronal mass ejection (CME), which sends a plume of plasma out of the Sun.

ScienceAlert on MSN · 23h

The Sun Unleashed a Huge Solar Flare at Earth, And We're on Aurora Alert

Solar flares and coronal mass ejections are normal behavior for the Sun, particularly when it's in the peak of its activity cycle, as scientists believe is the case right now. They often occur in association with each other, erupting from sunspots on the surface of the Sun.

Solar Flare, Northern Lights

Forbes · 7h

Prepare For Northern Lights This Weekend After Huge Solar Flare

Dark sky destinations perfect for seeing the Northern Lights includes an an International Dark Sky Place (U.S./worldwide), a Dark-Sky Preserve (Canada) or a Starlight Reserve (Spain). Or just look at a light pollution map because anywhere with a dark northern horizon will potentially give you a good view.

BGR · 16h

Northern lights may be visible from these US states this weekend

Northern lights activity may increase this weekend, with auroras estimated to stretch as far south as Illinois and Oregon.

Daily Express on MSN · 3h

Northern Lights visible over UK this week due to solar flare - here's how to see them

Those eager to catch the Northern Lights here in the UK might just get the chance this week. The Met Office has predicted that the aurora borealis may make an appearance after a series of solar flares erupted from the sun.

20h

Northern Lights Return: Powerful Solar Flare May Cause Aurora Borealis To Be Visible In These States

The lights may be visible in several states like Oregon, Washington, New York, Maine, Vermont, Illinois, Michigan and ...

Live Science11h

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 ...

‘Strongest of its kind’: Earth stares at solar flare that may cause widespread blackouts, disruptions

A powerful X7.1-class solar flare from sunspot AR3842 is heading toward Earth, likely triggering a G3-class geomagnetic storm ...

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