For Reuben Hnamte, a seafarer from Shillong, Meghalaya, it started as an ordinary day aboard his vessel. "It was May 10, yesterday? We were passing by the white cliffs of Dover," he recounted to ...

In the US, parts of the northern states also experienced the dazzling light show. The display is the result of a powerful solar eruption ... one of the most severe classifications.

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"A strong solar ... light, heat, and charged particles. Solar flares are classified on a scale of A, B, C, M, and X. Each class is 10 times more powerful than the last, with X-class flares being ...