A powerful solar flare hit Earth last week, causing a radio blackout over parts of Australia and the South Pacific last week, CNET reported. This is one of the most powerful flares seen since October last year and might be a sign of what is coming next.
A solar flare is an eruption of electromagnetic radiation from the Sun’s surface. According to the European Space Agency, flares occur when energy stored in magnetic fields on the solar surface is suddenly released.
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