NASA: The sun shoots out a giant ray of sunlight! Will it crash into Earth? What is the opportunity?
NASA: A huge solar flare broke out on the surface of the Sun. Should we worry about this?
NASA: The extreme fluctuations in the Sun’s surface are now a continuum with some of the solar flares produced by the Sun that we’ve seen over the past few weeks. Now, on April 30, an active sunspot AR2994, which stands for Active Zone 2994, has unleashed another massive solar flare. NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory has shared a stunning video of the sun’s flares at different wavelengths of light. The giant solar flare is believed to be of type X1.1.
What does it mean? The X-class denotes one of the most intense types of flares. And the number along with the intensity symbol of the solar flare indicates its power. The rays of the sun are classified into four classes – A, B, C, M and X, based on their intensity. So the strongest solar flare would be the X-classified solar flare while the M denotes the second strongest solar flare.
About the great solar flare
Solar flares are very powerful and powerful eruptions of electromagnetic radiation from the Sun, which can last from a few minutes to even hours. These sudden bursts of electromagnetic energy travel with tremendous speed. And if transmitted towards the Earth, it could have a significant effect on the sunlit sides of the Earth, NASA explained.
And this recent massive X1.1 solar flare started at 9:37 a.m. EDT and peaked within 10 minutes, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) mentioned. The explosion broke out just before the first partial solar eclipse in 2022. For skywatchers in different parts of South America, the southern Pacific Ocean, and Antarctica, the moon is expected to block a solar eclipse. part of the Sun. This is when the April 30 solar eclipse begins.
Will this ray of sunlight hit the Earth?
According to Spaceweather.com, which tracks solar flares, this solar flare has been reported to affect the Earth and human activity. It said, “Even if the sunspot was completely hidden behind the northwest limb of the sun, the explosion would still produce enough radiation for a strong shortwave radio blackout over the mid-Atlantic and the western part of the ocean.” Tony Phillips mentioned on his website Spaceweather.com that the massive solar eruption almost produces a solar mass ejection but because the sun’s rays come from the sunspot is obscured is hidden from direct view of the Earth, so the chance of it affecting the planet is low.
