A long solar flare just erupted from the sun

The sun flexed its considerable magnetic muscles on 13th June.

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The Sun unleashed a long-duration solar flare early morning on 13th June, blasting high-energy radiation into space for about three hours.

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Two solar spacecraft captured the show on video, and that is absolutely stunning

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A NASA view of a long-duration solar flare on June 13, 2022

The flare registered as an M3.4, putting it in the "medium" class of solar outburst.

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It was strong enough, however, to cause temporary radio blackouts in the Asia-Pacific region here on Earth

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The sun has been firing off a number of flares recently.

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Our star 's (Sun's) 11-year activity cycle is expected to peak in 2025 or so.

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