Another massive solar flare, just erupted, hours after the previous LARGE sun storm sent a stream of energized particles racing toward Earth.
The X2.5-class solar flare erupted at 6:12 p.m. EDT (2212 GMT) on Tuesday (Sept. 6) and hit its peak strength eight minutes later, according to a space weather update by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).
This X2.5 flare occurred less than 24 hours after another intense
and dramatic M5.3 solar flare storm.
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