On Monday (Sept. 8), an average sized solar flare shot off the sun, unleashing a surge of solar particles into space. Then on Wednesday (Sept. 10), an X-class solar flare — the most extreme class of solar flare — erupted from the same spot as Monday’s surge. The solar particles blown out of the sun can prompt geomagnetic storms on Earth, which can disrupt GPS signals, radio communications and power grids. However, geomagnetic storms also have harmless effects, beau [...]
