The sun let loose two massive X-class flares on 6 September 2017 disrupting GPS and radio signals. Both of the X-class flares, the most intense category of flares, were detected by NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory. These are the strongest
An M5-class flare on 4 September 2017 shot outs a coronal mass ejection (CME) that will reach our skies tonight, 6 September 2017, creating incredible auroras.
These auroras may be seen in lower latitudes than usual.
How Solar Flares and CME's from the Sun Work
Sources and Full Articles
NASA Captures Strongest Solar Flare in a Decade, Smithsonian.com, 6 September 2017
Look up Wednesday for the northern lights in your backyard, Mashable, 6 September 2017
Space Weather: Sunspots, Solar Flares & Coronal Mass Ejections, Space.com, 16 March 2017
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