The Sun Emits X2.8 Class Solar Flare | NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory

The Sun Emits X2.8 Class Solar Flare | NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory

The Sun emitted a strong X2.8 class solar flare (upper right side) on December 14, 2023, peaking at 12:02 p.m. EST. Solar flares are sudden explosions of energy in the Sun’s atmosphere that can release a large amount of radiation into space. 

NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory watches the Sun constantly and captured images of the event.

Solar flares are powerful bursts of energy. Flares and solar eruptions can impact radio communications, electric power grids, navigation signals, and pose risks to spacecraft and astronauts.

This flare is classified as an X2.8 flare. X-class denotes the most intense flares, while the number provides more information about its strength.

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NOAA’s Space Weather Prediction Center: https://spaceweather.gov

This is the U.S. government’s official source for space weather forecasts, watches, warnings, and alerts. NASA works as a research arm of the nation’s space weather effort. NASA observes the Sun and our space environment constantly with a fleet of spacecraft that study everything from the Sun’s activity to the solar atmosphere, and to the particles and magnetic fields in the space surrounding Earth.

Credit: NASA Goddard (GSFC)/Solar Dynamics Observatory (SDO) images, the AIA, EVE, and HMI science teams

Acknowledgement: SciNews

Duration: 1 minute, 33 seconds

Release Date: Dec. 15, 2023

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