Solar Flare Captured in Stunning NASA Video
 

Solar Flare Captured in Stunning NASA Video
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A NASA 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.

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** 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...

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