NASA Displays Biggest Solar Flare In Recent Years

Explosions, often called solar flares, occur on the surface of the Sun, which is the heat and light source of our planet. The effects of the large-sized ones of these flares can also be felt on our planet. The last of such explosions took place in the past few days.

At 17:29 on July 3, 2021, Turkey time, the biggest explosion since 2017 occurred. A Sunspot named AR2838 was cited as the source of this explosion. NASA managed to capture images of the explosion.

Radio Communication Disrupted

The US Space Weather Prediction Center classified the explosion as a “XI class Solar event” in a statement. It was stated that with the explosion, short-term disruptions occurred in radio communication on Earth.

NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory unit also managed to record images of this big bang. In the prepared video, the fireball emerging from the upper right point on the Sun’s surface with the explosion can be clearly seen.

The Solar Dynamics Observatory is actually a spacecraft and was launched by NASA in 2010 to observe the Sun more closely. Similar impressive images had come from the vehicle before.

The Most Powerful Type Of Explosion On The Sun

Explosions in the X class are known as the most powerful explosions on the Sun. In these explosions, astronauts and satellites in space may be endangered if the plasma scattered into space moves directly towards the Earth. Even the electrical networks on earth can malfunction because of this.

Scientists divide solar flares into five different categories. These categories have A at the bottom and B, C, M and X explosions above that. M bursts also amplify the phenomenon known as the northern lights, resulting in impressive images.