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04-06-2014, 09:15 PM
Solar Flare Captured in Stunning NASA Video
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A NASA (http://mashable.com/category/nasa/?utm_medium=feed&utm_source=rss) video released this week features striking footage of a mid-level solar flare recently captured by the space agency's Solar Dynamics Observatory.
Solar flares are large bursts of radiation that manifest themselves as a moment of sudden brightness over the sun's surface
The video highlights an M-class flare with an intensity level of 6.5 — much stronger than an M1 flare, the weakest of the group. The X-class, which is the most intense flare, is 10 times more powerful than the M-Class.
See also: 25 Awe-Inspiring Images of the Milky Way Galaxy (http://mashable.com/2013/08/06/milky-way-galaxy-images/?utm_medium=feed&utm_source=rss)
** one on Earth can be physically affected by solar flares, as their emissions can**t pass through Earth's atmosphere. The only thing we'd have to worry about is communication: If a flare is intense e**ugh, it can impact the layer of the atmosphere in which GPS and communications signals exist. Read more... (http://mashable.com/2014/04/06/nasa-solar-flare-april/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_medium=feed&utm_source=rss)
More about Video (http://mashable.com/category/video/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_medium=feed&utm_source=rss), Sun (http://mashable.com/category/sun/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_medium=feed&utm_source=rss), Nasa (http://mashable.com/category/nasa/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_medium=feed&utm_source=rss), Solar Dynamics Observatory (http://mashable.com/category/solar-dynamics-observatory/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_medium=feed&utm_source=rss), and Solar Flares (http://mashable.com/category/solar-flares/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_medium=feed&utm_source=rss)http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Mashable/~4/tuLHEpaV2L8
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A NASA (http://mashable.com/category/nasa/?utm_medium=feed&utm_source=rss) video released this week features striking footage of a mid-level solar flare recently captured by the space agency's Solar Dynamics Observatory.
Solar flares are large bursts of radiation that manifest themselves as a moment of sudden brightness over the sun's surface
The video highlights an M-class flare with an intensity level of 6.5 — much stronger than an M1 flare, the weakest of the group. The X-class, which is the most intense flare, is 10 times more powerful than the M-Class.
See also: 25 Awe-Inspiring Images of the Milky Way Galaxy (http://mashable.com/2013/08/06/milky-way-galaxy-images/?utm_medium=feed&utm_source=rss)
** one on Earth can be physically affected by solar flares, as their emissions can**t pass through Earth's atmosphere. The only thing we'd have to worry about is communication: If a flare is intense e**ugh, it can impact the layer of the atmosphere in which GPS and communications signals exist. Read more... (http://mashable.com/2014/04/06/nasa-solar-flare-april/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_medium=feed&utm_source=rss)
More about Video (http://mashable.com/category/video/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_medium=feed&utm_source=rss), Sun (http://mashable.com/category/sun/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_medium=feed&utm_source=rss), Nasa (http://mashable.com/category/nasa/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_medium=feed&utm_source=rss), Solar Dynamics Observatory (http://mashable.com/category/solar-dynamics-observatory/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_medium=feed&utm_source=rss), and Solar Flares (http://mashable.com/category/solar-flares/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_medium=feed&utm_source=rss)http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Mashable/~4/tuLHEpaV2L8