The Sun emitted an extremely hot solar flare recently, NASA reports.
NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory, which watches the Sun constantly, captured an image of the rare event that peaked at 11:34 p.m. ET, Saturday.
Solar flares are powerful bursts of energy. Flares and solar eruptions can impact radio communications, electric power grids, navigation signals, and pose risks to spacecraft and astronauts.
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