NASA SVS | X-Class: A Guide to Solar Flares
Aug 9, 2011 · A powerful X-class flare like that can create long lasting radiation storms, which can harm satellites and even give airline passengers, flying near the poles, small radiation doses. X flares also have the potential to create global transmission problems and world-wide blackouts.
What are X flares? Can they harm us? - EarthSky
Jan 7, 2024 · The biggest X-class flares are by far the largest explosions in our solar system. NASA says: Made visible to us by sun-observing satellites, these solar flares are awesome to watch.
Solar flare - Wikipedia
An X3.2-class solar flare observed in different wavelengths. Clockwise from top left: 304, 335, 131, and 193 Å. Solar flares are eruptions of electromagnetic radiation originating in the Sun's atmosphere. [1] They affect all layers of the solar atmosphere …
NASA SVS | Sun Emits X9.0 Flare on October 3, 2024
Oct 3, 2024 · Several video views of October 3rd's X9-class solar flare, the most powerful of this solar cycle, featuring two different wavelengths of extreme ultraviolet light captured by NASA’ Solar Dynamics Observatory.
Strong Flare Erupts from Sun – Solar Cycle 25 - NASA Blogs
Jan 3, 2025 · 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 X1.2 flare. X-class denotes the most intense flares, while the number provides more information about its strength.
Monster X-class flare launches massive solar storm towards Earth …
Oct 2, 2024 · The sun has unleashed an enormous X-class solar flare, temporarily triggering a radio blackout above parts of the U.S. and unleashing a hefty coronal mass ejection (CME) that will likely...
NASA SVS | Sun Erupts with X-class flare on October 26, 2024
Oct 28, 2024 · A sequence of October 26th's X1.8-class solar flare viewed in three different wavelengths of extreme ultraviolet light captured by NASA’ Solar Dynamics Observatory. AIA 171 (colorized here in gold) shows solar material at just over 1 million degrees Fahrenheit.
Sun Releases Strong Solar Flare – Solar Cycle 25 - NASA Blogs
Jan 3, 2025 · 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.
3rd X-class solar flare in 24 hours is the most powerful for 6 years ...
Feb 23, 2024 · A hyperactive sunspot recently unleashed its third X-class flare in under 24 hours. The X6 flare is the most powerful since 2017 and could be followed by equally massive explosions.
Solar flares - SpaceWeatherLive.com
What are solar flares? What is a Coronal Mass Ejection (CME)? The plot on this page shows us the most recent 24-hour solar X-ray data from the primary GOES satellite.