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Sun fires powerful M6.9 solar flare and CME toward Earth — could it boost northern lights chances this week?

A restless Earth-facing sunspot has been firing off a barrage of powerful solar flares — and now a CME could be heading our way.

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Sun fires powerful M6.9 solar flare and CME toward Earth — could it boost northern lights chances this week?
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