Sun erupts biggest Solar Flare till now expecting Radio Blackouts On Earth

Solar Flare: It seems that the ongoing activities in the Sun have reached its peak. On Tuesday, another powerful storm full of energetic particles emerged from the Sun. Due to this, the most powerful solar flare of the current solar cycle is moving towards the Earth. According to the report of Live Science, this solar flare is of X8.7 category, which is even more powerful than the flare that hit our planet last week. It is feared that this flare may cause a radio blackout on Earth. Its effect can be seen in some parts of the Earth, especially in America.

The US agency National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) says the latest flare will not cause any geomagnetic storms or aurorae to be visible on Earth.

This one deserves a close up!

Here’s another, multi-wavelength look at today’s X8.7-class solar flare, the most powerful of this solar cycle. pic.twitter.com/TxxGDNTXmF

— NASA Sun & Space (@NASASun) May 14, 2024

All this is the result of a sunspot named AR3664. Solar flares have been coming out from this for the past several days. On May 10, this sunspot emitted a solar flare of category X5.8. On Tuesday, this sunspot emitted 3 X-category solar flares one after the other. Among these, X8.7 is the most powerful. It is said that no more powerful flare has come out in the 11-year solar cycle of the Sun.

The US space agency NASA has already said that there is a possibility of frequent solar explosions in the Sun. These explosions will continue till the year 2025. Due to this, satellites and astronauts may be affected. This is Solar Cycle 25, which has been started from December 2019.

what are solar flares

When the Sun’s magnetic energy is released, the light and particles emitted create solar flares. These flares are the most powerful explosions ever seen in our solar system, releasing more energy and power than billions of hydrogen bombs.