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Washington: A powerful outburst from the Sun has caused a radio blackout in the United States and parts of the Pacific Ocean. This explosion left the Sun on Sunday and moved towards the inner planets at a speed of millions of kilometers per hour. The outburst came from a sunspot that was about seven times the width of Earth, and was observed by NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory, which continuously monitors the Sun.
Powerful eruptions in sunspots can affect radio communications, the electric power grid and navigation signals, and pose a risk to spacecraft and astronauts. NASA said in a blog update, ‘This flare is classified as an X1.0 flare. The X-Class reflects the ultimate flair.’
X FLARE IN PROGRESS!!! Sunspot region AR3354 near the NW limb just produced an X1.07 Flare (between the 10th and 14th biggest flare so far, this solar cycle). That is the 18th X flare during SC25 (compares to just 14 from SC24). pic.twitter.com/5rdGvCHDWg
— Keith Strong (@drkstrong) July 3, 2023
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Tags: America, Nasa, Science news, Sun
FIRST PUBLISHED : July 05, 2023, 08:05 AM IST
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