NASA has released a new video showing a solar flare that was recording at 8:30 pm EDT on April 17.
Last Sunday, our Sun emitted what NASA says was a "mid-level," or M6.7 class, solar flare. The event occurred on an active area on the Sun’s right side, but from here on Earth, it simply looked like a bright flash of light.
The flare was captured by NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory, which has been constantly observing the Sun since 2010 in order to help scientists understand what causes these bursts of radiation.
According to NOAA's Space Weather Prediction Center, it only caused brief radio blackouts, but they can be powerful enough to cause disturbances to the layer of the Earth’s atmosphere where GPS and communications signals travel.
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Last Sunday, our Sun emitted what NASA says was a "mid-level," or M6.7 class, solar flare. The event occurred on an active area on the Sun’s right side, but from here on Earth, it simply looked like a bright flash of light.
The flare was captured by NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory, which has been constantly observing the Sun since 2010 in order to help scientists understand what causes these bursts of radiation.
According to NOAA's Space Weather Prediction Center, it only caused brief radio blackouts, but they can be powerful enough to cause disturbances to the layer of the Earth’s atmosphere where GPS and communications signals travel.
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