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Astronomers have recorded the most powerful solar flare in the current solar cycle

Astronomers have recorded the most powerful solar flare in the current solar cycle

On Tuesday, May 14, scientists recorded a solar flare that was among the twenty most powerful in the history of observations and the strongest in the current solar cycle. This was reported by Science Alert. Sunspot AR 3664 ejected a powerful X8.7 flare, followed by a slightly weaker X3.4 flare the next day, May 15. […]

A series of flares on the Sun led to the appearance on Earth of auroras of rare beauty

A series of flares on the Sun led to the appearance on Earth of auroras of rare beauty

There were several flares in the sun in late March. The strongest (M9.6 – medium intensity) occurred at 18:35 UTC on March 31. The source was a group of sunspots with high magnetic complexity (Region 2975). This was reported by the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. The charged particles emitted by the star reached […]