NOAA Satellites Detect Severe Solar Storm
Source: NOAA — NOAA/NASA/CIRA · Original source
NOAA's GOES-16 and GOES-18 satellites observe a powerful X-class solar flare and its associated coronal mass ejection in March 2024.
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