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Powerful X-class solar flare slams Earth, triggering radio blackout over the Pacific OceanOn March 28, Earth was hit by an X-class solar flare that was strong enough to ionize part of the planet's atmosphere.
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What if the Carrington Event, the largest solar storm ever recorded, happened today?If a solar storm as big as the Carrington Event struck today, it could lead to years long power outages.
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Earth hit by radiation from rare 'double' X-class solar flare, triggering most powerful geomagnetic storm in 6 yearsA recent X-class flare, which was split into two simultaneous explosions, launched a coronal mass ejection that smashed into Earth, triggering the most powerful disruption to our planet's magnetic field for more than six years.
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Mercury slammed by gargantuan eruption from the sun's hidden far side, possibly triggering 'X-ray auroras'A gigantic plasma eruption from the sun's hidden far side recently launched a sizable coronal mass ejection that slammed into Mercury, potentially triggering invisible X-ray auroras around the planet's rocky surface.
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3rd X-class solar flare in 24 hours is the most powerful for 6 years — and it may not be the lastA hyperactive sunspot recently unleashed its third X-class flare in under 24 hours. The X6 flare is the most powerful since 2017 and could be followed by equally massive explosions.
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Are solar flares responsible for the AT&T service outage? Not likely, experts say.Two X-class solar flares arrived at Earth last night and early this morning. The radiation bursts coincided with massive cellphone service outages across the U.S., but experts urge that the events may not be related.
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'A wonderful spectacle': Photographer snaps rare solar eruption as 'magnetic noose' strangles the sun's south poleA recent solar flare unleashed a massive plasma plume from the sun's south pole, where these stellar eruptions rarely happen. The unusual phenomenon is a sign of the impending solar maximum.
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Watch the 1st X-class solar flare of 2024 erupt from the sun in explosive fashionAn X-class flare, the most powerful type of solar flare, erupted from the sun on Feb. 9, 2024. Lucky for us, Earth wasn't in the direct firing line.
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Monstrous X5 solar flare launched on New Year's Eve could bring auroras to Earth tonightIn the final hours of Dec. 31, 2023, the sun launched its most powerful solar flare in 6 years. On Jan. 2, radiation from the blast may bring auroras to Earth's skies.
