LOS ANGELES, May 29 (Xinhua) -- The Sun emitted a strong solar flare on Wednesday, peaking at 10:37 a.m Eastern Time, according to NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory.

The observatory captured an image of the event, which was classified as X1.4.

This solar flare was from the same region that produced the auroras earlier this month. This region rotated around the Sun's far side and is now back in view of Earth, said NASA.

Solar flares are powerful bursts of radiation. Harmful radiation from a flare cannot pass through Earth's atmosphere to physically affect humans on the ground.

However, when solar flares are intense enough, they can disturb the atmosphere in the layer where GPS and communications signals travel. Enditem

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