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NASA recorded 82 solar flares between May 3 and 9, 2024, showcasing intense solar activity that can affect space technology and astronauts, despite Earth’s protective atmosphere. Credit: SciTechDaily.comobserved 82 notable solar flares. The flares came mainly from two active regions on the Sun called AR 13663 and AR 13664. This video highlights all flares classified at M5 or higher with nine categorized as X-class solar flares.
Solar flares are rated into different classes based on their strength, or energy output, and the effect a flare will have on Earth depends on what class it is . Earth’s atmosphere absorbs most of the Sun’s intense radiation, so flares are not directly harmful to humans on the ground. However, the radiation from a flare can be harmful to astronauts outside of Earth’s atmosphere, and it can affect the technology we rely on.
This animation of the Solar Dynamics Observatory shows it above the earth as it faces toward the Sun. SDO is designed to help us understand the Sun’s influence on Earth and Near-Earth space by studying the solar atmosphere on small scales of space and time and in many wavelengths simultaneously. Credit: NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center Conceptual Image Lab
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