The US space agency NASA issued a warning after the sun launched a powerful solar flare on Sunday.
Solar flares are powerful bursts of energy that come from the sun’s volatile atmosphere. These explosions can cause problems with radio communications, power grids, and navigation systems and pose hazards affecting astronauts and spacecraft.
The sun emitted a powerful solar flare in October. 2, 2022, reached 4:25 PM ET. NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory captured an image of the event classified as X1. https://t.co/OW1aF5nHWNpic.twitter.com/7qr2UigGws
— NASA Sun and Space (@NASAsun) October 3, 2022
A STRONG SUN FAME IS SPREAD FROM THE SUN ☀️
An X1-class solar flare erupted from the Sun, ending at 4:25 am (PhST) yesterday, causing a severe radio blackout in the Americas. This could trigger a moderately strong geomagnetic storm in the coming days. https://t.co/sMIALp5sowpic.twitter.com/OGXzeHloHw
— ScienceKonek (@sciencekonek) October 4, 2022
The outbreak comes as emergency services in the United States try to respond to Hurricane Ian distress calls, as they may have encountered problems with radio communications and navigation signals used when networks the phone is down.
The latest flare may be just the beginning of a series of flares and coronal mass emissions in the coming days.
Earth is now facing the emergence of a “large complex area” on the sun’s surface that could mean more solar activity.
NASA explained that the new glow is an X1 class glow. Class X is indicated as the strongest possible flare class – but the number “1” indicates that the strongest flare class is on the weak side.
This led to a warning posted on the NASA website shared by NASA Administrator Thomas Zurbuchen.
As the Sun’s activity accelerates with more eruptions, more sunspots and faculties appear on the surface. While sunspots are dark, bright faculties make the surface of the sun appear about 0.1% brighter during the Sun’s peak activity.
— NASA Sun and Space (@NASAsun) October 3, 2022
And the US space agency released a photo of the glow as it left the sun using the Solar Dynamics Observatory, a spacecraft that constantly monitors the sun and thus monitors such explosions.
The most recent flare was emitted by the sun on Sunday, October 2, and struck at 4:25 PM ET.
This has led to wireless outages attended by solar winds, which can cause power grid problems and challenges for satellites, according to the Space Weather Prediction Center and National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).
According to the Bureau of Meteorology, in the coming days, after the Sun leaves the large sunspot on its northwestern edge, other coronal mass ejections that may be headed for Earth may begin to reach us. the rest of the week.
Source: Independent
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