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Solar flares are high radiations but it is not dangerous to humans: Here's all you need to know!

On Sunday, the Sun erupted, sending X1 class solar flares towards Earth.

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The powerful eruption, known as a coronal mass ejection (CME), was seen emanating from the suns far side on the evening of April 11 and took less than a day to strike Mercury which is the closest planet to our star, according to spaceweather.com.

American space agency National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) has said that a geomagnetic storm, triggered by a high-intensity Coronal Mass Ejection (CME) on the Sun, is expected to hit the Earth on Thursday.

There is currently no evidence that a solar flare can cause an extinction event. Still, the possibility of a large and extreme solar flare must not be ruled out.

People in Canada, Northern United States, and adjacent regions can expect to see sightings of Aurora Borealis or northern lights before the weekend.

Global blackout tomorrow? Massive geomagnetic solar storm to hit Earth on April 14 - A seemingly massive geomagnetic solar storm is set to hit the Earth on Thursday, which has the potential to cause significant damage.

The number of sunspots—areas where solar flares and charged particles may erupt from—appears to be ahead of forecasts.

Solar activity is set to become more frequent in the coming years as the suns 11-year solar cycle is yet to reach its peak, which is measured by the number of observed sunspots.