Sun Unleashes Powerful X9 Class Solar Flare, Largest in 7 Years (See Pics and Video)
NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory captured an image of the solar flare and shared the image on X. The X9 solar flare is the largest the Earth has seen in seven years.
The sun emitted a major solar flare towards Earth on Thursday, October 3. NASA said the Earth-facing solar flare emitted by the Sun today was classified as X9-class. NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory captured an image of the solar flare and shared the image on X. The X9 solar flare is the largest the Earth has seen in seven years. The last time the Sun emitted such a strong flare was in 2017. What Is Solar Storm? Here’s All You Need To Know About the Radio Black Out Expected To Hit Earth Tomorrow.
Sun Unleashes Powerful X9 Class Solar Flare
JUST IN - Sun fires Earth-facing X9 class solar flare. pic.twitter.com/UgLhWsPV4W
— Disclose.tv (@disclosetv) October 3, 2024
Largest in 7 YearsÂ
Woah! What a flare! In addition to the X7 #SolarFlare from earlier this week, the same region on the Sun just produced an X9 flare, the *largest* solar flare we’ve seen since 2017! We await further data to determine if it produced an eruption. #spaceweather #astronomy pic.twitter.com/FVKpamTBTW
— Dr. Ryan French (@RyanJFrench) October 3, 2024
Powerful X9 Class Solar Flare
The Sun emitted a strong solar flare on Oct. 3, 2024, peaking at 8:18 a.m. ET. NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory captured an image of the event, which was classified as X9.0: https://t.co/4DmCAdgzX9 pic.twitter.com/vepjmFZ623
— NASA Sun & Space (@NASASun) October 3, 2024
X9 Class Solar Flare
To see how such space weather may affect Earth, check out @NWSSWPC, the U.S. government’s official source for space weather forecasts, watches, warnings, and alerts.
— NASA Sun & Space (@NASASun) October 3, 2024
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