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The influx of particles from the CME amplified the solar radiation storm such that it is now considered the largest since October 2003. NOAA's Space Weather Prediction Center has categorized it as a “strong” — or S3 (with S5 By Nancy Gaarder Spectacular displays of the Aurora Borealis are wowing people across northern North America [...]

Space weather officials say the strongest solar storm in more than six years is bombarding Earth with radiation with more to come. The sun burped. A big solar flare burst out of the sun on Sunday night, sending a ton of ionized matter towards the Earth at 1400 miles per second. The resulting solar radiation [...]

A huge eruption on the Sun has caused the strongest solar storm since 2005. The Earth is currently being showered with high-powered solar particles, but the storm is near its peak or it has already peaked. Besides possible communications and satellite A massive coronal mass ejection took place on the surface of the sun on [...]

WASHINGTON (AP) — The sun is bombarding Earth with radiation from the biggest solar storm in more than six years with more to come from the fast-moving eruption. The solar flare occurred at about 11 pm EST Sunday and will hit Earth with three WASHINGTON (AP) — The sun is bombarding Earth with radiation from [...]