The BRICS TimesThe Sun fired off two strong solar flares overnight and into Monday morning adding to a stretch of intense solar activity that has kept astronomers on alert.
Two Class-M Solar Flares Detected Within Hours
The Sun unleashed two powerful Class-M solar flares one late at night and one in the early hours of Monday morning. Scientists at the Solar Astronomy Laboratory of the Space Research Institute, under Russia’s Academy of Sciences, confirmed the events. The first flare struck at 4:27 AM Indian Standard time, clocking in at a striking M6.0 intensity. The second arrived at 12:15 PM Indian Standard time slightly weaker, at M1.0, but still significant.
A Busy Night for Our Nearest Star
It wasn’t just the two big flares that turned heads. Starting from midnight Monday, the Sun also produced 14 smaller, standard Class-C flares the kind that happen more regularly but are worth tracking. That’s a lot of solar activity packed into a single morning.
Sunday Was No Quieter
The day before wasn’t peaceful either. On Sunday, researchers logged four strong solar flares alongside 18 ordinary ones. The Sun has clearly entered an active phase and scientists are watching every burst closely.
Rare Class-X Flares Also Made an Appearance Last Week
Just days earlier, on the previous Friday, the Sun produced two Class-X flares the most powerful category of solar flare for the first time in two and a half months. Class-X flares are the kind that can disrupt satellite communications, affect GPS systems, and trigger geomagnetic storms here on Earth.
