JAKARTA– Satellites have detected large solar flares powerful enough to ionize part of the Earth’s atmosphere. A solar storm occurred and its impact was felt on this planet.
Scientists saw a solar flare erupting from the base of the Sun on March 28, using a National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) satellite. The beacon was categorized as an X1.1 beacon. According to NASA, class X flares are the most powerful type of explosion the sun can produce.
Quoted by detikINET from Space, according to SpaceWeather.com, this solar storm was so powerful that it resulted in the death of short wave radio in the Pacific Ocean.
Solar explosions are also accompanied by very large plasma bursts, known as coronal mass ejection (CME). NOAA scientists initially feared the CME would collide with Earth, potentially resulting in a geomagnetic storm that could impact satellites, radio communications and other infrastructure. Luckily that didn’t happen.
Solar flares themselves are large explosions that occur on the surface and emit large bursts of electromagnetic radiation. This event occurred after a “double” X-class flare that occurred March 25, triggering the most powerful geomagnetic storm on our planet in the last 6 years.
The large number of solar events occurring in succession makes scientists think the Sun may have entered an era of explosive peak activity, known as solar maximum, which appears to have started a year earlier than expected. However, researchers have to wait until the Sun ‘calms down’ to know for sure.
Class X flares most often occur during solar maximum, part of the Sun’s 11-year cycle. So far in 2024, seven class
2024-03-31 16:17:00
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