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Monster X-class flare launches massive solar storm towards Earth — and could trigger auroras this weekend


The sun just unleashed one of its largest solar explosions in recent years, temporarily causing a radio blackout on Earth and spitting out a coronal mass ejection that will likely collide with our planet this weekend.

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