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NASA Solar Dynamics Observatory captures a fierce solar flare eruption shot towards Earth
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NASA Solar Dynamics Observatory captures a fierce solar flare eruption shot towards Earth

[ad_1] The NASA Solar Dynamics Observatory has spotted a powerful x-class solar flare eruption directed at Earth. Know how dangerous it can be. Ever since the turn of the year, the Sun has been in an extremely violent and fierce mood. This has been happening because the Sun is nearing the peak of its current solar cycle, solar maximum. And so far, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has been observing every single solar flare eruption and coronal mass ejection (CME) bursts to warn us about the solar storms which were about to hit the Earth. But now, as these eruptions get more intense, NASA has also begun monitoring them. On October 2, the Solar Dynamics Observatory, NASA's Sun gazing spacecraft, captured the image of a violent solar storm eruption. It also warn...