3 X-class Solar flares over last 20 hours

[Nypsy]

Flares like this are a BIG problem for any proposed trip to Mars. This radiation can be deadly to astronauts and it is a problem without a present solution.


http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2013/05/130530-mars-space-astronaut-radiation-science/

[smoe]

Where can I view this XXX event?

[DubiousKB]

We are at solar maximum right now, and the biggest for more than a hundred years.

Pardon me, the 2012 end of the world comment should have read: At the time in 2012 we were not yet at solar maximum but rather on the upward climb of solar activity. I should have clarified. 

But saying "biggest for more than a hundred years" does not make the this solar maximum "the biggest"... Considering that data has only been recorded over the past 100 years.

[zack1234]

You all need to transfer all your cash to my bank account immediately until its all over