NASA: Strongest solar flare in last 5 years blasted out by the Sun - HT Tech

This strongest solar flare in 5 years blasted off on the Sun last week, NASA revealed. By sheer luck, Earth escaped the wrath of it this time, but the future might as well be frightening.

Last week, something strange happened. On April 19th, NASA reported that an extremely strong X-class solar flare was unleashed on the surface of the Sun. The solar flare was later measured to be at X… [+1904 chars]

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