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Solar storm alert: X-class solar flares may be hurled towards Earth by sunspot AR3615

26Mar

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Solar storm alert: X-class solar flares may be hurled towards Earth by sunspot AR3615

[ad_1] On Sunday, a severe geomagnetic storm struck Earth. This happened just days after the Sun unleashed an X-class solar flare and hurled out a stream of boiling hot plasma, known as a Coronal Mass Ejection (CME) towards the planet. This development comes at a time when the solar maximum is approaching, which will likely lead to increasing frequency and intensity of solar phenomena such as solar storms, CMEs, solar flares, geomagnetic storms and more. The latest instance of this devastating solar activity may show up today or tomorrow in the form of an X-class solar flare, raising a potential solar storm threat. Also Read: Severe G4 Geomagnetic storm hits Earth! Solar storm alertAccording to a SpaceWeather report, the geomagnetic storm that struck Earth on March 24 was the strongest...

Solar storm warning: Unstable sunspots could hurl out X-class solar flares today, NASA says

5Jan

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Solar storm warning: Unstable sunspots could hurl out X-class solar flares today, NASA says

[ad_1] Even though we're just 4 days into 2024, we've seen already seen several strong solar flares hurled out towards Earth, sparking a solar storm. On December 31, the Sun hurled out an X-class solar flare that hit Earth just a few days ago, and it is still causing radio blackouts in the polar regions. The Sun has been showing all its might for the past couple of months and as we approach the solar maximum that will likely occur in 2024-25, its wrath is only expected to increase. NASA has revealed that the effects of this rising solar activity are now being seen again as multiple sunspots possess energy for solar flares that can spark a solar storm. Know all about this upcoming solar storm today.Solar storm todayAccording to the National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), only...

Solar flares alert: Russian scientists warn of communication chaos on Earth today!

17Jul

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Solar flares alert: Russian scientists warn of communication chaos on Earth today!

[ad_1] Russian scientists have issued a warning that powerful solar flares observed on July 16, 2023, may cause disruptions to communications on Earth today. According to a report by news agency Reuters, the Fedorov Institute of Applied Geophysics in Moscow has highlighted the potential for X-class solar flares, including proton flares, which could interfere with short-wave communications.Solar flares occur when the magnetic field lines near sunspots, cooler regions on the Sun's surface, overlap and release a sudden burst of energy. Among these flares, X-class flares are the most potent. Flares are categorized based on their strength, with B, C, M, and X representing increasing levels of intensity. An X-class flare is approximately 10 times stronger than an M-class flare and 100 times s...

Terrifying solar flare sparks BLACKOUTS in US, Canada; NASA satellite spots blast

21Jun

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Terrifying solar flare sparks BLACKOUTS in US, Canada; NASA satellite spots blast

[ad_1] Earlier, it was reported that solar winds were expected to hit the Earth today, June 21, but so far, it has not reached our planet. However, a bigger threat struck the Earth in the late hours last night when a powerful solar flare explosion occurred on the Sun. The X-class solar flare eruption took place on a new sunspot named AR3341, and the impact of the flare was so strong that it sparked shortwave radio blackouts over the North American continent, including major parts of the USA and Canada. Further, a coronal mass ejection (CME) cloud was also seen escaping, which has the researchers worried.According to a report by SpaceWeather.com, “New sunspot AR3341 erupted on June 20th, producing an X1.1-class solar flare. Radiation from the flare ionized the top of Earth's atmosphere. ...

Sunspot unleashes M-Class Solar Flares; Big crack found in Earth’s magnetic field

6Mar

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Sunspot unleashes M-Class Solar Flares; Big crack found in Earth’s magnetic field

[ad_1] The Sun has become quite violent due to its Solar Cycle 29. Therefore, Earth is in for a rough ride until then. Just days after volatile solar activity caused radio blackouts over North and South America due to an unstable Sunspot, NASA Solar Dynamics Observatory (SDO) has observed another new Sunspot which is hurling out dangerous M-Class Solar Flares, as reported by spaceweather.com.According to the report, a new Sunspot on the solar surface has been observed. The Sunspot, called AR3242 is hurling out dangerous M-Class Solar Flares. M-class flares are medium-sized flares, but they can cause brief radio blackouts. The new Sunspot was observed by David Leong in Singapore who pointed the telescope at the solar surface and saw an explosion. Leong told spaceweather.com, “AR3242 was...

Solar flare strikes Earth, causes BLACKOUT in Australia and New Zealand

6Jan

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Solar flare strikes Earth, causes BLACKOUT in Australia and New Zealand

[ad_1] A major solar flare activity was recorded in the early hours today, January 6. The X-class flare caused a shortwave radio blackout affecting most of the South Pacific including Australia and New Zealand. It was reported earlier that multiple unstable regions have emerged on the Sun, resulting in chaotic solar activity. This is now impacting Earth. On Wednesday, the Earth suffered a minor solar storm strike, which shockingly, managed to push a satellite away from its orbit. It was also reported that there were chances of a solar flare eruption today, January 6. The fears have now come true in the worst of forms as the strongest X-class solar flare has erupted from the Sun directly facing the Earth. The flare has resulted in a shortwave radio blackout which has affected most of t...

NASA celebrates New Year, shares breathtaking image of Sun spewing a solar flare

2Jan

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NASA celebrates New Year, shares breathtaking image of Sun spewing a solar flare

[ad_1] NASA has shared an amazing image of a solar flare-emitting Sun. As we stepped into the New Year, NASA shared a breathtaking image of the Sun, calling it the “star of the show!” This is so because Earth has begun a new orbit around the Sun. “Happy New Year from the star of the show that makes all this possible, as we begin a new orbit around our Sun, 93 million miles (150 million km) from Earth,” NASA said along with a dynamic image of our Sun, which is over 4.5 billion years old. While sharing some raw facts, NASA says that the Sun is at the center of our solar system, which is 865000 miles wide and has a core with a maximum temperature of 27 million degrees Fahrenheit or 15 million degrees Celsius. Notably, it is the Sun which holds our solar system together.A fleet of spacecr...

Solar Storm smashes through Earth’s magnetic field! Rare pink auroras streak the sky

9Nov

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Solar Storm smashes through Earth’s magnetic field! Rare pink auroras streak the sky

[ad_1] A recent solar storm put a hole in the magnetosphere, allowing dangerous solar particles to pass through. The Sun is in the middle of its 11-year solar cycle leading to an increase in solar activity and solar output in the past few months. As the Sun further enters the peak of its solar cycle, more solar storms are expected to spark geomagnetic storms on the planet. Strong Coronal Mass Ejections (CMEs) have been observed being emitted from the Sun in the past couple of days. However, none have caused a physical effect as big as the Solar storm which hit Earth on November 3.According to Live Science, a solar storm hit Earth on November 3, smashing through the Earth's magnetosphere, which is the magnetic field around the planet. Although the hole in the Earth's magnetic field was...

This scary Solar storm to spark Geomagnetic storm today! Danger ahead

31Oct

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This scary Solar storm to spark Geomagnetic storm today! Danger ahead

[ad_1] A Geomagnetic storm warning has been issued today as a solar storm races towards Earth. Potentially, it could cause major damage. Earth has faced numerous solar flares these past few months and more are expected as the Sun moves ahead in its cycle. The Sun is in the middle of its 11-year solar cycle leading to an increase in solar activity and solar storms over the last few months. Strong Coronal Mass Ejections (CMEs) have been observed being emitted from the Sun in the past couple of days. Now, a geomagnetic storm warning has been issued for today as these frighteningly powerful CMEs will hit Earth's magnetosphere today.According to spaceweather.com, “A high-speed stream of solar wind is gently buffeting Earth's magnetosphere today. As a result, there is a chance of minor G1-c...

Multiple solar flares explode on the Sun, cause radio blackouts, beautiful auroras on Earth

30Aug

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Multiple solar flares explode on the Sun, cause radio blackouts, beautiful auroras on Earth

[ad_1] Multiple solar flares hit Earth between August 27 and August 29. Space weather experts rated the new solar flares as M8 class. The Sun has been erupting frequently in the recent weeks and blasting high energy storms towards us. Recently, not just one or two but three solar flares have hit the Earth unexpectedly and the strongest was registered as an M9 class that took place on August 29th at 7:07 a.m. EDT. According to Nasa, M-class flares are typically classified as "moderate," but can still lead to brief radio blackouts at the poles and minor radiation storms that might put astronauts in danger. The solar flares are classified into five categories, of which M is the fourth strongest and in each category, higher num...