4 solar flares simultaneously erupt from the sun in rare 'super' explosion — and Earth could be hit by the fallout

4 solar flares simultaneously erupt from the sun in rare 'super' explosion | Massive heat wave and a supercell thunderstorm caused deadly, baseball-sized hailstones to rain down on Spain | Strange 'minimoon' orbiting alongside Earth may be a piece of the far side of the moon, new research hints Created for {EMAIL} | [Web Version]( April 24, 2024 CONNECT WITH LIVESCIENCE  [Facebook]( [X](  [LIVESCIENCE]( Amazing science every day [SIGN UP]( ⋅ [WEBSITE](  [] Top Science News [] [4 solar flares simultaneously erupt from the sun in rare 'super' explosion]( (NASA/SDO/AIA) [4 solar flares simultaneously erupt from the sun in rare 'super' explosion]( In the early hours of Tuesday (April 23), quadruple solar flares near-simultaneously exploded from across the sun's surface, and there's a good chance that one of these outbursts launched a solar storm toward Earth. [Read More]( [] Planet Earth [] [Massive heat wave and a supercell thunderstorm caused deadly, baseball-sized hailstones to rain down on Spain]( (Getty Images) [Massive heat wave and a supercell thunderstorm caused deadly, baseball-sized hailstones to rain down on Spain]( A giant-hail event that hit Girona in northwest Spain in 2022 was fueled by climate change, with a marine heatwave helping to intensify the storm that killed a small child. [Read More]( [] Space [] [Strange 'minimoon' orbiting alongside Earth may be a piece of the far side of the moon, new research hints]( (NASA) [Strange 'minimoon' orbiting alongside Earth may be a piece of the far side of the moon, new research hints]( The near-Earth asteroid Kamo'oalewa, which orbits alongside our planet as a 'minimoon,' may have originated from Giordano Bruno crater on the far side of the moon, new research suggests. [Read More]( [] [Explosive black hole flare from the center of our galaxy reconstructed from 'a single flickering pixel' using AI and Einstein's equations]( [Explosive black hole flare from the center of our galaxy reconstructed from 'a single flickering pixel' using AI and Einstein's equations]( (EHT Collaboration/Aviad Levis) An explosive flare from the Milky Way's central black hole has been translated from 'a single flickering pixel' into a detailed 3D model using AI and Einstein's general relativity equations. Full Story: [Live Science]( (4/22) [] Health [] [Fake Botox injections have sickened 22, hospitalized 11, CDC warns]( (Aja Koska via Getty Images) [Fake Botox injections have sickened 22, hospitalized 11, CDC warns]( The CDC warned doctors about "counterfeit or mishandled" Botox injections that have caused clusters of illness in the U.S. [Read More]( [] Animals [] [Ancient, 30-foot ancestor of great white shark unearthed in Mexico quarry]( (Vullo et al/Proceedings B) [Ancient, 30-foot ancestor of great white shark unearthed in Mexico quarry]( "Exceptionally preserved" fossils of an ancient shark that lived alongside the dinosaurs has finally revealed what the predator looked like — and why it may have gone extinct. [Read More]( [] Technology [] [Scientists create 'toxic AI' that is rewarded for thinking up the worst possible questions we could imagine]( (Moor Studio via Getty Images) [Scientists create 'toxic AI' that is rewarded for thinking up the worst possible questions we could imagine]( Researchers at MIT are using machine learning to teach large language models not to give toxic responses to provoking questions, using a new method that replicates human curiosity. [Read More]( [] Daily Quiz [] When did animals start glowing in the dark? (Learn the answer [here](). [Vote]( [300 million years ago]( [Vote]( [370 million years ago]( [Vote]( [460 million years ago]( [Vote]( [540 million years ago](   [Sign Up]( | [Update Profile]( | [Unsubscribe]( [Privacy Policy]( | [Cookies Policy]( | [Terms and Conditions]( CONTACT US: [FEEDBACK](mailto:livescience@smartbrief.com) | [ADVERTISE]( [Future]( Future US LLC © Full 7th Floor, 130 West 42nd Street, New York, NY, 10036