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The biggest solar X-ray flare ever is classified as X28 ![]() Just as solar scientists were ready to start breathing normally again after the solar activity of October 2003, active region 10486 blasted off yet another mega-flare. This one saturated the X-ray detectors on the NOAA's GOES satellites on 4 November 2003. Release date: 7 November 2003 |