It really rocked the solar system
With the Sun now in an active phase of its 11-year solar cycle, incidents such as these are expected to increase. Earlier this week, astronomers were on the lookout for activity arising out of sunspot AR3038. However, it is a new region AR3058 that erupted early and carries a risk of X-class flare.are strong localized electromagnetic eruptions on the surface of the sun.
When these flares erupt, packed within them are intense bursts of energy and radiation that would have been harmful to the Earth’s inhabitants if not for the envelope of the atmosphere that surrounds us. However, the high amounts of energy transferred to the atmosphere during this interaction with the flare ionize the upper layers of the atmosphere, which is used for radio communication leading to a loss of signal.
The recent flare is directed towards the Earth and is expected to cause significant blackouts to GPS navigation systems, which could end up disrupting journeys for small aircraft and ships. Ham radio or amateur radio operators will face some disruptions due to this solar flare, which has a 10 percent chance of being an X-class solar event. Astronomers are not yet sure if the flare was also accompanied by a coronal mass ejection , which could result in a geomagnetic storm in a couple of days.
The CME that accompanied this solar flare was received a day later and saw auroras flash in the night sky in the U.S., whereas, in some areas, it appeared as if the sky was on fire, a report for
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