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One Giant Sunspot, Six Substantial Flares

By Karen C. Fox | NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center on Oct 29, 2014 Breaking News, Featured, Science/Education

A giant active region on the sun erupted on Oct. 26, 2014, with its sixth substantial flare since Oct. 19. This flare was classified as an X2-class flare and it peaked at 6:56 a.m. EDT. This is the third X-class flare in 48 hours, erupting from the largest active region seen on the sun in 24 […]

CME from X1.6 Flare Expected to Reach Earth Tomorrow

By Alaska Native News on Sep 11, 2014 Breaking News, Featured, Science/Education

A large x1.6 solar flare erupted from sunspot AR2158 on Wednesday afternoon, disrupting high frequency radio transmissions for over an hour as ultraviolet radiation bathed the upper atmosphere ionizing the upper layers. This second solar flare is the most powerful of the two that were emitted in as many days. The first significant flare one […]