Solar storms can trigger auroras on Earth. This star’s explosion could destroy a planet’s atmosphere

Astronomers say they spotted signs of a giant explosion releasing from a star beyond our solar system, one powerful enough to destroy a planet’s atmosphere.
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Sun erupts in fifth X-class flare within one month

A cluster of sunspots that rotated into view at the start of the month has fired off its fifth X-class flare. The series of ...

16 States May See Northern Lights On Sunday As ‘Shooting Stars’ Appear

The Northern Lights may be visible in the U.S. on Sunday, Nov. 16, following an X4-class solar flare and a coronal mass ...

What happens when a solar flare destroys the National Grid and internet? Electrity, planes, banks and hospitals fail. Your fridge explodes. Looting's rampant and thousa…

An explosion like a bomb shook the windows. All the lights went out. Along the street, people peered out to see the twisted ...
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Sun Erupts With Multiple X-Class Solar Flares Captured In A 4K Spacecraft Time-Lapse

NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory captured sunspot AR3386 blast a long-duration X1.6-class solar flare and X1 flare. See time ...