Earth will soon be hit by the biggest solar flare in six years - and it could spark massive power outages. An enormous class X flare, the biggest our Sun is capable of, erupted on the Sun yesterday afternoon. The bombardment of radiation has already caused temporary radio blackouts across South America. But the danger isn't over, as the Met Office predicts Earth will be hit by a massive solar storm from December 17.
Luckily, the flare was not directly facing Earth so we will likely only receive a glancing blow. At 17:00 GMT yesterday, NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory spotted a huge amount of activity in the Sun's northern hemisphere. Observations revealed the moment that a class X2.8 solar flare burst from the Sun's surface.
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