The Sun has experienced the most powerful extreme level flare in the last six years - solar plasma will cover the Earth this weekend

High activity continues on the Sun. Our star has recorded the most powerful flare in the last six years.

Here's What We Know

The event was recorded with the help of the Solar Dymanics Observatory probe, belonging to NASA. The power was X2.8. This corresponds to an extreme level of intensity. Solar plasma (electrons and hydrogen ions) is expected to hit the Earth this weekend.

It has not yet been confirmed that the flare was accompanied by a coronal mass ejection directed towards Earth. However, all circumstantial signs point to this. In addition, already observed failures in radio communication.

Scientists believe that the peak of solar activity will occur in the late spring of 2025, ie, the intensity of such flares will only increase. Although there is an assumption that the peak of 11-year activity will occur in the second half of next year.

As we wrote above, the power of the flare was X2.8. An event of this magnitude was last recorded in 2017. Earlier this year, the Sun experienced a flare with a power of X2.2, which also corresponds to an extreme level of intensity.

The power is denoted by the letters A, B, C, M and X. The first four levels are assigned 10 points each. Level X is dimensionless. The most powerful flare in observational history occurred almost 21 years ago - X28.

Source: space