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X9 solar flare launched from the sun is the largest in seven years – and Earth is in the line of fire (again)
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X9 solar flare launched from the sun is the largest in seven years – and Earth is in the line of fire (again)

The sun has unleashed its most powerful solar flare in seven years, following another supercharger explosion earlier this week. Both eruptions have caused coronal mass ejections (CMEs) on Earth, which could produce vivid auroral displays over large parts of our planet this weekend.

The latest The eruption had a magnitude of at least X9, making it the most powerful solar eruption of the current solar cycle – more than a monster X8.7 magnitude explosion in May.