The 'super-sympathetic flare' might affect satellites and spacecraft near Earth. By Andrew Paul | Published Apr 25, 2024 2:18 PM EDT Earlier this week, NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory (SDO ...
NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory captured this image of a solar flare – as seen in the bright flash on the left – on Dec. 31. 2023. The image shows a blend of 171 and 131 Angstrom extreme ultraviolet ...
On April 8, there was just one minor C-class solar flare that ended several hours before totality began anywhere in the U.S., and it did not launch a CME, according to SpaceWeatherLive.com.
Social media was shocked at the sight of a red triangle around the moon during totality last Monday, with even mainstream media outlets reporting that a "solar flare" was seen. Over 40 million ...
The energetic eruption then triggered a long-duration M-class (medium intensity) solar flare. The radiation from that flare traveled at the speed of light to reach Earth in under ten minutes and ...
A solar flare on New Year's Eve, rated as an X-5, was the largest detected since the 2017 eclipse, when a X8.2 flare X8.2 flare occurred, according to NOAA. Solar flares are only expected to ...
Well, that’s a bit dramatic (it explodes a lot) — but a particularly large sunspot named AR2781 produced a C5-class solar flare which is a medium-sized explosion even for the Sun. Flares range ...
Was there really a solar flare explosion on the Sun during the total solar eclipse? Not really, but something really impressive was there. The recent total solar eclipse was arguably one of the ...
NASA Solar Dynamics Observatory captures sunspot AR3341 blast a powerful X1.1 solar flare. Credit: Space.com | footage ...
During the recent total solar eclipse, you may have glimpsed what looked like explosive solar flares bursting from the sun after its fiery corona briefly came into view. But it turns out this was ...