Big sunspot unleashes an intense solar flare

A huge sunspot known as AR1654 produced the M1-class flare at 4:11 a.m. EST, officials with NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory said in a description of the event. The SDO spacecraft is one of several sun-watching space telescopes keeping tabs on solar flares and other sun weather events.read full article:  http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/50438072/ns/technology_and_science-space/#.UPC8JUbDVSI