By Dean Murray

NASA has warned that a strong solar flare could disrupt life on Earth.

The space agency announced Monday, Dec 1, that the powerful bursts of energy are categorized as X-class, which denotes the most intense flares.

Its Solar Dynamics Observatory spacecraft, which watches the Sun constantly, captured images of the event.

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Strong solar flares can cause coronal mass ejections (CME), explosions of plasma and magnetic field that can cause geomagnetic storms when they are directed at Earth . They can also produce spectacular displays of aurora.

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