In recent days, the activity on the sun has rebounded sharply, and many strong and moderate solar flares have erupted On Tuesday, May 10, 2022, the sun once again sent out a strong x-class solar flare, which peaked at 9:55 a.m. Eastern time. NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory continuously observes the sun, captures images of the event and publishes them
This flare is classified as an x-class flare. Level X represents the most intense flare, and the numbers that follow provide more information about its intensity. Solar flares are powerful bursts of energy. Flares and solar flares can affect radio communication, power grid and navigation signals. They also pose risks to spacecraft and astronauts, and more information on how flares are classified can be found here.
This animation of the Solar Dynamics Observatory shows it facing the sun on earth. SDO aims to help us understand the impact of the sun on the earth and near earth space by studying the solar atmosphere at small spatial and time scales and at many wavelengths at the same time.
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NASA is also the space weather research department. It continuously monitors the space environment of the sun and the earth through a spacecraft network and investigates everything from solar activity to the solar atmosphere and the particles and magnetic fields in the space around the earth.