Solar Cycle 25 Is Here. NASA, NOAA Scientists Explain What That …
WEBSep 15, 2020 · Scientists use sunspots to track solar cycle progress; the dark blotches on the Sun are associated with solar activity, often as the origins for giant explosions – such as solar flares or coronal mass ejections – which can …
Sun Releases Two Strong Flares – Solar Cycle 25 - NASA Blogs
WEBFeb 22, 2024 · The Sun emitted two strong solar flares, the first one peaking at 6:07 p.m. EST on Feb. 21, 2024, and the second peaking at 1:32 a.m. EST on Feb. 22, 2024. NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory, which watches the Sun constantly, captured an …
Sun Releases Strong Solar Flare – Solar Cycle 25 - NASA Blogs
WEBFeb 9, 2024 · 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 X3.3 flare. X-class denotes the most intense flares, while the number provides more information about its strength.
How NASA Tracked the Most Intense Solar Storm in Decades
WEBFrom May 3 through May 9, 2024, NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory observed 82 notable solar flares. The flares came mainly from two active regions on the Sun called AR 13663 and AR 13664. This video highlights all flares classified at M5 or higher with nine categorized as X-class solar flares.
Strong Solar Flare Erupts from Sun – Solar Cycle 25 - NASA Blogs
WEBDec 31, 2023 · 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 X5.0 flare. X-class denotes the most intense flares, while the number provides more information about its strength.
NASA SVS | Continued Strong Solar Flare Activity: May 10-14, 2024
WEBMay 11, 2024 · NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory captured images of the two solar flares on May 13 and May 14, 2024. The flares are classified as X1.7 and X1.2-class flares, respectively. The image shows a subset of extreme ultraviolet light that highlights the extremely hot material in flares created from a mixture of SDO’s AIA171 and 131 channels.
NASA SVS | Largest Flare yet from Solar Cycle 25
WEBOn May 14, 2024, the Sun emitted a strong solar flare. This solar flare is the largest of Solar Cycle 25 and is classified as an X8.7 flare. X-class denotes the most intense flares, while the number provides more information about its strength.
Sun unleashes monster X-class solar flare, most powerful since …
WEBDec 14, 2023 · Our star unleashed an X-class solar flare today (Dec. 14), blasting out an immense pulse of high-energy radiation that was captured on video by NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory spacecraft....
Hi-C Rocket Experiment Achieves Never-Before-Seen Look at Solar ... - NASA
WEBMay 2, 2024 · After months of preparation and years since its last flight, the upgraded High Resolution Coronal Imager Flare mission – Hi-C Rocket Flare, for short – took to the skies for a never-before-seen view of a solar flare.
The stormy sun erupts with its biggest solar flare yet from a …
WEBMay 11, 2024 · The sun, proving that it wasn't done yet, also fired off a powerful X1.5 solar flare at 7:44 a.m. EDT (1144 GMT), NASA officials said. X-class flares are the strongest types of solar...