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Earth hit by strongest solar storm in 20 years

What to Know About the Biggest Solar Storm in Over 20 Years

On Monday afternoon, the sun slugged the Earth with a massive flare, landing its most powerful energetic punch since the Great Halloween Storm of 2003.

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Earth was just hit by the strongest solar radiation storm in over 20 years — here's what it means

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Earth hit by biggest 'solar radiation storm' in 23 years, triggering Northern Lights as far as Southern California

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Largest solar storm in over 20 years lights up skies with rare auroras while disrupting signals worldwide

A powerful geomagnetic storm struck Earth this week after the Sun released its first X-class solar flare of 2026, triggering widespread auroras and renewed concerns about space-based technology disrup...

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Aurora Lights Up Northern Skies: Sun Releases Largest Solar Storm Nearly 20 Years; Here's What NASA Confirms

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Powerful solar storm lights up skies with rare Northern Lights displays; videos emerge

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Powerful solar storm pushes northern lights south, causes satellite and cell disruptions

The storm is also responsible for pushing the aurora farther south, giving some people across the southern U.S. a rare chance to see the northern lights.

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NASA captures largest solar storm in over 20 years: What does it impact? Auroras sightings reported

Solar flares are powerful bursts of radiation. A SWPC report added that the storm calmed and reached G4 status again on Tuesday.

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Solar activity increases as X class flare sends CME toward Earth

An X-class solar flare has produced an Earth-directed coronal mass ejection, increasing solar activity and raising the likelihood of geomagnetic impacts within 24 hours.

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Powerful X1.9-class solar flare on January 18 triggers radio blackouts across the Americas

In terms of categorization of solar flare intensity, the letter X signifies the highest level of energy dissipated by the flare, with the letters A, B, and C signifying the first