Space.com #Sun Blasts 2016’s Most Powerful Flare Yet – Part of Flare Trio | Video 25 July 2016 fborgosano Leave a comment Share: The sun erupted with a M7.6-class flare on July 23rd, 2016. The blast was the second of three m-class flares that occurred in a time span of a few hours (the 2nd and 3rd flares were only separated by 15 minutes). from Space.com ift.tt/2aeaWaO Share: