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NOAA’s Space Weather Predictions Center has reported an X1.9-rated solar flare from the sunspot 4341 that follows on from a similarly-rated solar flare in November. The flare peaked at 18:09 UTC on ...

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If you’re seeing social media posts about an X-class solar flare, here’s what you need to know now. A powerful X-class solar flare, the strongest category scientists track, erupted from the Sun on Jan ...

The sun ended the weekend with a bang as a sunspot rotating out of our view erupted with a powerful solar flare on Sunday afternoon. At 2:27 p.m. EST (1927 GMT) on Sunday, (Feb. 24), a X2.0 solar ...

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We could expect even more eruptions from this sunspot region in the coming days as it rotates to face Earth. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s ...

The Sun released a strong solar flare on Tuesday, Feb. 3, following several eruptions in the preceding days, prompting increased geomagnetic storm activity. NASA’s Solar Dynamic Observatory captured ...