Solar flares ☀️ Solar flares are huge bursts of energy released from the Sun. These intense bursts of radiation take just a few minutes to reach millions of degrees, and their effects can be devastating, causing blackouts and interfering with satellites. Solar flares sound scary, but they won't exactly destroy Earth. Occasional flares from the Sun could reach our planet if they are especially powerful, at which point they can cause damage to power grids. #freeAstroSci #FollowTheScience #scientif

19K views · 713 reactions | Sun activity for October 7, 2023: new region on northeast limb introduced with an eruptive flare & coronal sends it’s solar wind heading toward Earth. Meanwhile a filament covers the solar disk. Will it erupt?類  MORE: bit.ly/sunactivity #sunactivity #spaceweather | The Sun Today: Solar Facts and Space Weather | Facebook

Sun activity for November 20, 2023: Filaments while we wait for a CME 🌞 Today’s top news: The coronal mass ejection (CME) we expected yesterday has not made it to Earth yet, but forecasters believe it will impact our planet. While we wait for it and the possible aurora, the sun continues to entertain us with a festival of filaments. 🤩 These are seen in the form of long plasma ropes across the sun that are up to around 700,000 km (430,000 mi) long or even longer. We can see some sitting and dan