What If a Massive Solar Storm Hit the Earth?

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Bursts of solar flares from the Sun’s surface look spectacular, but they can pose a danger to us here on Earth. If one was to hit us hard enough, it would knock our entire planet into darkness.

Wait, what? How can the Sun do that to us from a distance of 150 million km away? What does it have to do with frying up our satellites?

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