"Powerful Solar Flare Disrupts Earth's Radio Communications and Promises Spectacular Northern Lights"
TL;DR
NASA has released images of a powerful solar flare, an X-class flare of the highest intensity, that caused radio interference on Earth for about two hours. The flare, the most powerful in six years, was captured by NASA's solar dynamics observatory and has the potential to affect radio communications, power grids, navigation signals, and pose risks to spacecraft and astronauts. The event was described as "amazing" and one of the largest solar radio events ever recorded.
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