US EditionSolar storm continues with blast from X5.2 flare reaching Earth
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Solar storm continues with blast from X5.2 flare reaching Earth
New Delhi: A cluster of sunspots designated as Active Region (AR) 4274 or Sunspot Group 687 erupted in three X-class solar flares in as many days, with the associated Coronal Mass Ejections (CMEs) inducing a severe geomagnetic storm at the Earth. Two of these CMEs combined just before washing over the Earth, with the third now reaching the planet. According to the Center of Excellence in Space Sciences India (CESSI) hosted by the Indian Institut…
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