Solar Spectacle: X-Class Flare Erupts, Caught by NASA’s Eye in the Sky

On September 12, 2024, NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory recorded a significant solar event when the Sun unleashed an intense class solar flare. Classified as an X1.3 flare, it peaked at 5:43 a.m. ET. Solar flares are powerful bursts of radiation emitted by the Sun when magnetic energy that has built up in the solar atmosphere [...]

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