The Sun on Tuesday morning unleashed two high-powered X-class solar flares, offering a celestial treat for the astronomers. The short-lived explosions, that were expected to disrupt high-frequency radio communications on Earth, were captured by NASA cameras in early hours of Tuesday. The NASA scientists have refuted the threats that the solar flares generally pose to humans. Both the flares were … [Read more...]
X-class sun flare leads to communication blackout on Earth
US space agency NASA has announced that a powerful solar flare has erupted from the Sun on April 24 which has dismantled the communication system for some hours on our Earth. According to Space.com, the U.S. Space Weather Prediction Center has said that the sun flare led to a high-frequency radio blackout for approximately an hour on the daytime side of the Earth in some areas. The flare was … [Read more...]