US Edition‘Strongest of its kind’ flare may cause blackouts, massive solar storm on Earth
- The Sun has unleashed its most powerful solar flare, classified as an X-class eruption, which could lead to significant geomagnetic storms on Earth.
- A coronal mass ejection is expected to strike Earth on Friday, potentially causing a strong G3-class geomagnetic storm.
- Navigation systems, power grids, and satellite communications may face impacts from this storm, which could last until October 7.
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Geomagnetic Storm Watch Issued as Sun Unleashes Strongest Solar Flare Since 2017
The sun emitted a powerful solar flare on Oct. 3, according to NASA, prompting the Space Weather Prediction Center to issue a Geomagnetic Storm Watch due to the forecasted arrival of coronal mass ejections. NASA stated that its Solar Dynamics Observatory, which constantly monitors the sun, captured the flare on Thursday morning. This was the second intense flare this year and the most powerful since 2017. Solar flares are bursts of energy that c…
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Strongest solar flare since 2005 erupts: Will it impact Earth?
(NEXSTAR) — The largest solar flare recorded since 2017 erupted Thursday morning, marking the latest episode in an active period for the sun. The eruption happened shortly after 8 a.m. ET, according to NOAA's Space Weather Prediction Center. Flares like this can last "minutes to hours" and are classified based on their strength. The scale ranges from B-class on the lowest end to C-class, then M-class, and finally, X-class. Each letter represent…
‘Strongest of its kind’ flare may cause blackouts, massive solar storm on Earth
The sun unleashed a massive X-class solar flare -- the most powerful it can generate -- on Tuesday evening that has the potential to pummel our planet with a powerful geomagnetic storm this weekend.
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