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  2. Explosive sun: What are solar flares? How they affect us and ...

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    Three solar flares occurred over a 24-hour period this week. While we may not see them with a naked eye, they can affect Earth. Here's how.

  3. Powerful solar flare is headed towards Earth, Nasa says

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    NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory captured this image of a solar flare — seen as the bright flash in the center – on Oct. 3, 2024. ... the Sun had released a slightly less powerful but still ...

  4. 'Intense' Solar Flare Will Cause Major Geomagnetic Storms and ...

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    NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory captured this image of a solar flare on Oct. 1, 2024. NASA had a busy start to October, as the agency announced that the sun emitted several major solar flares ...

  5. Solar flare - Wikipedia

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    A solar flare is a relatively intense, localized emission of electromagnetic radiation in the Sun's atmosphere. Flares occur in active regions and are often, but not always, accompanied by coronal mass ejections, solar particle events, and other eruptive solar phenomena. The occurrence of solar flares varies with the 11-year solar cycle.

  6. May 2024 solar storms - Wikipedia

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    On 8 May 2024, a solar active region which had been assigned the NOAA region number 13664 (AR3664) produced an X1.0-class and multiple M-class solar flares and launched several coronal mass ejections (CMEs) toward Earth. [6] On 9 May, the active region produced an X2.25- and X1.12-class flare each associated with a full-halo CME.

  7. Sun unleashes powerful solar flare, Nasa says

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    The Sun has unleashed a powerful solar flare, Nasa has said. The flare, designated X2.3, belongs to the most intense X class of flares. It was spotted by Nasa’s Solar Dynamics Observatory, which ...

  8. List of solar storms - Wikipedia

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    May 2024 solar storms: X1.2(X1.3)-class flares [93] and X4.5-class flare. [94] The flares with a magnitude of 6–7 occurred between 30 April and 4 May 2024. On 5 May the strength of the solar storm reached 5 points, which is considered strong according to the K-index. The rapidly growing sunspot AR3663 became the most active spot of the 25th ...

  9. Sun shoots out biggest solar flare in nearly a decade, but ...

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    It's the biggest flare of this 11-year solar cycle, which is approaching its peak, according to NOAA. Sun shoots out biggest solar flare in nearly a decade, but Earth should be safe this time Skip ...