Monster X-class flare launches massive solar storm towards Earth …
WEB3 days ago — The X-class solar flare — the most powerful type the sun can produce — exploded outward from sunspot AR3842 near the solar equator at around 6 p.m. ET on Tuesday (Oct. 1). The flare had a ...
Sun unleashes monster X7.1 flare that could supercharge Earth …
WEB3 days ago — The more recent of the two was an X solar flare, the strongest of its kind — and it was a powerful X, clocking in at X7.1 on the flare classification scale.That one peaked on Tuesday (Oct. 1) at ...
The sun unleashes its strongest flare this cycle - Phys.org
WEB10 hours ago — But stronger events have reached Earth before. In 1989 an X15 event triggered a regional blackout event in Quebec. In November of 2003 the sun released an X28 solar flare, but most of it missed Earth.
Northern Lights sightings possible as huge solar flare spotted - BBC
WEB16 hours ago — The X9 solar flare emitted is the largest categorised by Nasa. The smallest is B, followed by C, M, and X. The scale ranks from 1 to 9, so X9 is the most powerful in Nasa's ranking.
Sun news October 3: Auroras! Friday night lights!? - EarthSky
WEB2 days ago — During our observation period between 11 UTC yesterday and 11 UTC today, we saw the sun produce a total of 15 flares, seven M and eight C flares. The largest was an M3.3 flare at 20:51 UTC on...
Sun shoots out biggest solar flare in almost two decades | AP News
WEBMay 15, 2024 — CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — The sun produced its biggest flare in nearly two decades Tuesday, just days after severe solar storms pummeled Earth and created dazzling northern lights in unaccustomed places. “Not done yet!” the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration announced in an update.
The giant solar storm is having measurable effects on Earth : NPR
WEBMay 10, 2024 — NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory captured this image of solar flares early Saturday afternoon. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration says there have been measurable effects and...
Behemoth sunspot AR3664 unleashes its biggest solar flare yet, …
WEBMay 10, 2024 — Colossal sunspot AR3664 has unleashed its most powerful solar flare yet, and Earth is once again in the firing line. The X3.98 flare peaked in the early hours this morning (May 10) at 2:54 a.m....
How NASA Tracked the Most Intense Solar Storm in Decades
WEBFrom May 7 – 11, multiple strong solar flares and at least seven CMEs stormed toward Earth. Eight of the flares in this period were the most powerful type, known as X-class, with the strongest peaking with a rating of X5.8.
Solar Storm Intensifies, Filling Skies With Northern Lights
WEBMay 10, 2024 — A dramatic blast from the sun set off the highest-level geomagnetic storm in Earth’s atmosphere on Friday that is expected to make the northern lights visible as far south as Florida and Southern...