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Most powerful solar flare occurred in 1.5 months recorded
Updated : 7 months, 1 week ago IST
A flare of M2 level was recorded on the Sun, which became the strongest in the last 1.5 months. This was announced on August 3 on the website of the Laboratory of Solar Astronomy of the Institute of Space Research (IKI) of the Russian Academy of Sciences (RAS).
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Russian astronomers observe 17 solar flares coinciding with global heat wa
Updated : 8 months ago IST
The Space Research Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences and the Institute of Solar Physics have captured footage showing intense solar flare activity, coinciding with heat waves sweeping across various regions around the world.
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ISRO captures signatures of recent solar eruptive events from Earth, Sun-E
Updated : 1 year, 10 months ago IST
ISRO mobilised all its observation platforms and systems to record the signatures of the powerful solar storm that impacted Earth on Saturday. Both Aditya-L1 and Chandrayaan-2 have made observations and signatures have been analysed.
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Solar storm threatens celestial spectacle, Earth's communications
Updated : 1 year, 10 months ago IST
The rarity of this solar storm harks back to October 2003, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's Space Weather Prediction Center, marking a significant celestial occurrence not witnessed in many years.
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Aditya-L1 captures first high-energy X-ray glimpse of solar flares
Updated : 2 years, 4 months ago IST
The X-ray spectrometer, HEL1OS, attached to Aditya-L1 spacecraft by ISRO for its maiden solar mission, captured the first high-energy X-ray glimpse of solar flares.
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Aditya-L1 will study solar flares, wind which affect weather: Former ISRO
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
Ahead of the launch of India's maiden solar mission Aditya-L1, former ISRO scientist Tapan Misra said that it is an important project to study solar flares and the solar wind affect the weather.
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NASA shares images of Sun emitting strong solar flare, check out
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory has captured incredible images of the Sun emitting a strong solar flare.
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Study offers explanation for unusual motions in solar flares
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Massachusetts [US], February 7 (ANI): Solar flames are defined as an intense burst of radiation coming from the release of magnetic energy associated with sunspots. They are seen as bright areas on the sun and they can last from minutes to hours. In January 1999, scientists observed mysterio
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Sun releases significant solar flare
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington [US], October 30 (ANI): The Sun emitted a significant solar flare peaking on Friday (local time).
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NASA Sun data helps new model predict big solar flares
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], August 1 (ANI): Using data from NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory, or SDO, scientists have developed a new model that successfully predicted seven of the Sun's biggest flares from the last solar cycle, out of a set of nine.
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Scientists look inside central engine of solar flare for first time
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Massachusetts [USA], July 27 (ANI): Scientists from the Centre for Astrophysics, Harvard and Smithsonian and the New Jersey Institute of Technology on Monday announced the first successful measurement and characterisation of the 'central engine' of a large solar flare.
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Solar Orbiter's first images reveal 'campfires' on Sun
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], July 16 (ANI): The first images from Solar Orbiter, a new Sun-observing mission by ESA and NASA, have revealed omnipresent miniature solar flares, dubbed 'campfires,' near the surface of our closest star.
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