Sun blasts out most powerful flare of current solar cycle, sends massive coronal mass ejection into space (video)

[Admin]

A solar flare on July 23 was even bigger than a previous one that triggered May's global aurora storm, but this one was facing away from Earth on the far side of the sun.

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[bernie]

Did I read the article right? "The most powerful flare ever recorded, which was estimated at roughly a X45 back in 2003". Lucky it was on the far side of the sun.