Sun emits solar flare; Awesome photo captured by NASA
Sun, the giant burning ball in our solar system, has been caught emitting a solar flare on Wednesday, April 20, 2022. The information has been provided by NASA in a blog post. "The Sun emitted a moderate solar flare on April 20, 2022, peaking at 9:59 p.m. ET. NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory, which watches the Sun constantly, captured an image of the event," NASA said. However, this is not the first time the Sun has been captured or observed emitting solar flares. Earlier on April 16, too, the burning ball released a significant solar flare.
"The Sun emitted a significant solar flare on April 16, 2022, peaking at 11:34 p.m. EST. NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory, which watches the Sun constantly, captured an image of the event," NASA had said. Do you know what solar flare is? Solar flares are a sudden explosion of energy caused by tangling, crossing or reorganizing of magnetic field lines near sunspots.
"A solar flare is an intense burst of radiation coming from the release of magnetic energy associated with sunspots. Flares are our solar system’s largest explosive events. They are seen as bright areas on the sun and they can last from minutes to hours. We typically see a solar flare by the photons (or light) it releases, at most every wavelength of the spectrum. The primary ways we monitor flares are in x-rays and optical light. Flares are also sites where particles (electrons, protons, and heavier particles) are accelerated," NASA explained.
This solar flare has been classified as an M-Class flare, NASA said. M-class flares are a tenth the size of the most intense flares, the X-class flares. The number provides information about its strength.
According to NASA flares and solar eruptions can impact radio communications,
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