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Sun Unleashes Spectacular Solar Flare

   VOA News  June 08, 2011

   A solar flare has erupted from the sun in an impressive display
   captured by [1]NASA cameras.
   NASA says the flare peaked on Tuesday and created a large cloud that
   appeared to cover almost half the surface of the sun.
   Images were recorded by an orbiting satellite called the [2]Solar
   Dynamics Observatory.
   Solar energy released by the event should deliver a "glancing blow" to
   Earth's magnetic field on Wednesday or Thursday, NASA said.
   But it's not expected to cause a major impact.

   Some information for this report was provided by AP, AFP and Reuters.

References

   1. http://www.nasa.gov/
   2. http://sdo.gsfc.nasa.gov/