​Be smart and respect the sun’s power

By David Reneke
Updated June 22 2017 - 10:14am, first published June 20 2017 - 1:43pm
HUGE: Solar flares like this recent one are dozens of times the size of the Earth. Credit: NASA
HUGE: Solar flares like this recent one are dozens of times the size of the Earth. Credit: NASA

The next time you get burnt red from being outside too long spare a thought for how powerful that ball of energy is that dominates the daytime sky.

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