Strongest Solar Flare of 2013 Erupts from Sun (Video)
Wednesday, November 6, 2013 - 14:30
in Astronomy & Space
A powerful X3.3 solar flare erupted at 5:12 p.m. EST (2212 GMT) on Wednesday (Nov. 5) from the sunspot AR1890. The material ejected from the solar flare will probably not create issues on Earth, space weather officials said.