Sun news: Two X flares! - EarthSky
4 days ago · Sun news for December 28-29, 2024. Solar activity has kicked up, with a surge in flaring including an X1.1 flare and 14 M flares.
Sun erupts with powerful X1.2 solar flare, causes radio blackouts ...
5 days ago · The sun started 2025 with a bang as it fired off a powerful solar flare this morning. The X-class solar flare peaked at an X1.2 at 6:40 a.m. EST (1140 GMT) on Friday (Jan. 3), releasing a blast of ...
Sun Releases 3 Strong Solar Flares – Solar Cycle 25 - NASA Blogs
Dec 30, 2024 · The Sun emitted three strong solar flares on Dec. 29, 2024, peaking at 2:18 a.m. ET, 11:14 p.m. ET, and 11:31 p.m. ET. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s Solar Ultraviolet Imager, which watches the Sun constantly, captured images of the events. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s Solar Ultraviolet Imager captured these images of the solar flares ...
January 2025 – Solar Cycle 25 - NASA Blogs
2 days ago · Solar flares are powerful bursts of energy. Flares and solar eruptions can impact radio communications, electric power grids, navigation signals, and pose risks to spacecraft and astronauts. This flare is classified as an X1.1 flare. X-class denotes the most intense flares, while the number provides more information about its strength.
Sun shoots out biggest solar flare in almost two decades | AP News
May 15, 2024 · CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — The sun produced its biggest flare in nearly two decades Tuesday, just days after severe solar storms pummeled Earth and created dazzling northern lights in unaccustomed places. “Not done yet!” the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration announced in an update.
X9 solar flare launched from sun is the biggest in 7 years — and …
Oct 4, 2024 · The latest X-class solar flare — the most powerful type the sun can produce — exploded from sunspot AR3842 at around 8 a.m. EDT on Thursday (Oct. 3).
Biggest solar flare in years temporarily disrupts radio ... - AP News
Dec 15, 2023 · The sun spit out the huge flare along with a massive radio burst on Thursday, causing two hours of radio interference in parts of the U.S. and other sunlit parts of the world. Scientists at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration said it was the biggest flare since 2017, and the radio burst was extensive, affecting even the higher ...
Sun erupts with most powerful solar flare since 2017 amid …
Feb 23, 2024 · The sun has blasted out its most powerful flare of the current solar cycle. The X6.3 solar flare peaked in the afternoon on Thursday (Feb. 22) and is the most powerful flare since 2017.
Christmas solar flares erupt from the sun. Will they trigger aurora ...
Dec 27, 2024 · In the final hours of Christmas Day, the sun fired off four solar flares within less than three hours. The biggest flare of the series, recorded at a M7.3, erupted from sunspot region AR3938 on ...
Sun emits its largest X-class flare of the solar cycle as ... - CBS News
May 14, 2024 · Officials said on Tuesday that the sun just emitted another major solar flare – and that it's the strongest one so far in the current solar cycle. The latest flare peaked just before 1 p.m....
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