The sun unleashed a huge flare Thursday, the second major solar storm to erupt from our star in less than a week.
The prediction center said the solar flare caused a "strong" radio blackout for high-frequency communication systems — an R3 disturbance on NOAA's scale — and sent out a wave of charged particles that should supercharge auroral displays. The wave is expected to sweep over our planet's magnetic field at around 1 a.m. ET Saturday, the center said.
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