Astronomers Detect Solar Flare in 7 Years Following Recent Epic Aurora Display

  • 5 days ago
Last week the Sun let out an epic roar in the form of an X-class flare. That wasn’t particularly out of the ordinary, especially as the Sun approaches the apex of its 11-year solar cycle. However, the resulting coronal mass ejection happened to coincide with our planetary orbit, meaning it came right at us. Now the Sun has released an even more powerful flare.

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