Scientists caught a huge and extremely powerful X-class solar flare After exiting the Sun on Friday (March 28), a radio blackout triggered in two continents before the stellar explosion.
A video captured By Goes-16 satellite, which is jointly operated by NASA and National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), shows an X-class solar infatuished X-class solar flare on a sunspot on the surface of the sun at 11:20 am on March 28.
it X1.1- Class solar flairWhich marks, issued by a sunspot called AR4046 Bolt Sun has released From the beginning of February.
“A strong solar flair (R3) took place on March 28, 2025 at 11:20 am near EDT (1520 UTC) and reached the peak. This flare was from the new area around 4046 near Eastern Limb,” NOAA’s Space Weather Prediction Center Said in a statement After provoking.
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NOAA’s Space Weather Phenom Center Brilliant video shared On X, East was known as Twitter, which was known as one with a cloud of solar furious solar material from the Sun. coronal mass ejection (CME). CMEs burst from the Sun on a large scale of plasma and magnetic fields that are evicted in space, usually during solar flarers. They can cause rapidly growing drops of plasma Serious disturbances For satellites and power grids if the earth is in their way.
Dangerous flare
Solar flare electromagnetic radiation causes rapid burst that burst from the surface of the sun, usually from the active areas in the form of the sun. When the magnetic fields of the Sun complicate, break and re -connect, a large amount of energy is released in the form of light, heat and charged particles. Solar flarers are classified The scale of A, B, C, M, and X. Each class is 10 times more powerful than the final, with X-Class Flair the most powerful and minimal frequent.
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When a solar flare is targeted towards the Earth, it can cause radio blackout on the side of the planet facing the Sun. This is because acute X-rays and extreme ultraviolet radiation of solar flare ionizes the upper atmosphere of the Earth, especially the ion system, which is located between which is located 30 miles (48 km) and 600 miles (965 km) Above the surface of the Earth.
The ionosphere contains several layers that reflect and refraction radio waves, allowing high -frequency radio signals to travel long distances worldwide. When solar flares ionizes de-layer, which is the lowest part of the ionosphor, it is absorbed rather than reflecting the radio waves, and the high-existing radio communication signs in the affected area leads to a decline or full loss.
A view of today’s X1 (R3) reflects the explosion of solar materials associated with provocative, provoking the Goes-16 imagery in 304A Vevelanth (courtesy of Jhelioviewer). CME is likely not to direct earth; However, the analysis continues that there is no effect. pic.twitter.com/xggvyz3pb0March 28, 2025
On March 28, Solar Flair caused a radio blackout Cross north and South America And Atlantic Friday morning.
NOAA’s Space Weather Prediction Center “Most of the time of HF Radio Signal, the Earth’s most sunshine (HF) communication band from most of the sunlight or a broad area of signal loss, users of HF radio signals may experience contacts or loss of major disruption for several minutes.” Said in the statement,
When this solar flare was released, a CME was followed shortly after.
CMEs usually reach Earth after several days after a solar flare, and if they collide with the magnetic field of the Earth, they can trigger geomagnetic storms, resulting in the appearance of Arora. CMEs can also exclude satellites from the sky, tamper with GPS-based equipment on Earth, and trigger wide power outage in really severe cases.
Fortunately, the new-launched CME is not expected to hit our planet, so there is no expecting a geomagnetic storm in the coming days.
The NOAA’s Space Weather Prediction Center said, “CME is likely to … not Earth-directed; although the analysis continues that there is no effect.” Capation of X Post.
Sunspots that cause provision and CME (AR4046) are moving around the Sun to face our planet, meaning that if it releases any more flares or CMEs, they will probably hit the Earth’s head.
“Flair source region will roam to face the Earth in the coming week. There is a possibility of strong solar activity ahead!” Solar Astrophizist Ryan French It is written in a post on X.
Additionally, a new Sunspot named Ar4048 It is also turning to the Earth, and some powerful flares and CME are expected to churn in the coming days. Space weather prediction according to the center Forecast discussionAnother X-class provoking between 31 March and 2 April is the overall 15% chance, “mainly due to AR 4048”.
