Massive X-Flare Tops Sun's Active Week

Friday, January 27, 2012 - 16:00 in Astronomy & Space

The same sunspot to unleash a M.9 flare just a few days ago erupted again with the strongest of flares, X type, on January 27, 2012. Fortunately, the Earth was spared the full brunt of the solar shockwave, but a radiation storm may still be imminent.

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