NASA captured images of the solar flare event, while CESSI predicted its effect on Earth. More solar flares coming soon.
A massive burst of energy from the Sun barely hit Earth, but NASA predicts that there will be even more rays. NASA (National Aeronautics and Space Administration) released an image of a moderate ray of sunlight from the Sun on April 21. The solar flare classified as class M9.7 has erupted from the Sun. two groups of moderately complex sunspots are currently present in the northeastern quadrant of the sun. But the good news is that it slipped and hit the Earth! Well, this won’t last! Because the Indian Center of Excellence in Space Science (CESSI), part of the Indian Institute of Science Education and Research, has warned of upcoming solar flares.
“The M9.7-class flare yesterday (April 21) launched an April 21 related CME observed by SOHO LASCO C2. The CME is relatively narrow and not a halo CME. We estimates of the probability of an Earth impact are low,” (CESSI) said in a Tweet. It was also later mentioned that the CME would miss Earth with the highest probability of a side collision.
Reports mention that the sun’s rays from the sunspot heading towards Earth led to shortwave radio blackouts over Southeast Asia and Australia.
The constant horror of Solar Explosions..
We’ve been flooded with headlines about solar flares over the past few months. Well, the reason behind these constant sun spots is due to the instability of the Sun. This is because the Sun begins a ’25 Solar Cycle’, which is expected to peak in 2025, experts from NASA and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) explain. After the solar minimum occurred in December 2019, it marked the beginning of a new solar cycle. Know that the new solar cycle changes every 11 years.
And during this solar cycle transition, the Sun changes its nature continuously leading to the solar storms we are seeing regularly.
