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Solar flares fury! STRONG Geomagnetic Storm may hit Earth today
7May By adminNo Comments
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Solar flares fury! STRONG Geomagnetic Storm may hit Earth today

[ad_1] The recent surge in solar activity has caught many astronomers off guard. There has been a significant increase in the number of solar flares erupting on the Sun, resulting in abnormally fast solar winds. In turn, this has sparked strong geomagnetic storms on Earth. This is due to the Sun being at its most volatile as it approaches its solar cycle peak. The star entered its 25th solar cycle in 2019, with the peak expected to occur in 2025. However, some studies suggest that it could arrive earlier, given the sudden surge in solar storms.Recently, there was a series of three-day outbursts of M-class solar flares on May 3rd, 4th, and 5th, a SpaceWeather.com report confirmed. These solar flares spewed so many CMEs into space. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA...
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Danger! Powerful X-class solar flare hits Earth; South America suffers blackout
12Feb By adminNo Comments
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Danger! Powerful X-class solar flare hits Earth; South America suffers blackout

[ad_1] Recently, an unusual activity on the surface of the Sun baffled scientists recently. NASA's James Webb telescope captured a huge part of the Sun breaking off of its surface. Resultantly, it created a tornado-like swirl around its North Pole. It is due to the violent sunspot AR3213, which has exploded again and caused a solar flare eruption. Sunspot AR3217 is said to have a 'beta-gamma-delta' magnetic field that harbors energy for X-class solar flares. And that's exactly what happened just now! A giant and powerful solar flare erupted from the surface of the Sun.The incident was reported by SpaceWeather.com on its website where it noted, “Earth-orbiting satellites have just detected an X1.1-class solar flare from sunspot AR3217 on February 11 at 15:48 UTC. Extreme UV radiation io...
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Giant sunspot facing Earth raises M-class Solar Flare fear
21Jan By adminNo Comments
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Giant sunspot facing Earth raises M-class Solar Flare fear

[ad_1] NOAA has predicted that there is a 60 percent chance of M-class solar flare today due to a giant sunspot which is facing the Earth. A giant sunspot detected on the surface of the Sun has raised fears of a strong Solar flare being spewed out that may hit Earth. NOAA forecasters warned that there is a 60 percent chance of an M-class solar flare and a 15 percent chance of X-class flare. It must be noted that an X-class solar flare denotes one of the most intense flares. Basically, solar flares are classified into four classes - A, B, C, M, and X, based on their intensity. Solar flares are intense bursts of radiation coming from the release of magnetic energy, from a Sunspot.The report from SpaceWeather.com suggested that the main source of these strong solar flares is a giant suns...
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Scary! Strong New Year Solar Storm to strike Earth SOON as Sun says Happy new year!
1Jan By adminNo Comments
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Scary! Strong New Year Solar Storm to strike Earth SOON as Sun says Happy new year!

[ad_1] The fierce Sun is directly facing our planet, and it is crackling and scattering M-class solar flares as its happy new year message! The Sun just said happy new year to everyone! As the New Year celebrations began, the Earth stepped into the zone, directly facing the parts of the Sun that are spewing out solar flares! Just a few days ago, it spewed out an M3.7-class solar flare on December 30th at 19:38 UT, one of the strongest so far, which caused a shortwave radio blackout over the Pacific Ocean. However, as a result, it also provided some of the most spectacular auroras as a new year gift at the end of the year 2022 and beginning of 2023. Now, another Sunspot AR3176 is directly facing our planet, and it is crackling with M-class solar flares, a report by SpaceWeather.com men...
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