Scientists dey explain say solar flare na sudden flash of bright light wey dey burst out from di Sun, and e dey usually show with something wey dem dey call coronal mass ejection, or CME. Di flare dey happen when magnetic energy wey don store inside di Sun atmosphere release.
But no be every flare get di same power. According to BGR, scientists dey classify dem by how strong dem be: X-class na di most intense, M-class na moderate, while C-class na di least intense. Di classification dey help scientists know how each burst fit affect Earth.
The Jerusalem Post explain say di heaviest impact dey land on Earth magnetosphere. When strong flare show, e fit disturb satellite operations, navigation systems and even power grids. Communication systems, particularly those wey rely on satellite technology, dey catch am first.
Geomagnetic storms wey solar flares cause fit also affect electrical systems for ground. The Jerusalem Post note say to prepare for these events, kontri need to understand how vulnerable their infrastructure be and put protective measures for ground.
Research still dey go on. Two studies wey dem publish inside The Astrophysical Journal discuss findings about flare properties and a new classification index, plus di Sun magnetic field, specifically wetin dem call magnetic reconnection. Phys.org report am.
In October 2026, Knowridge Science Report talk about one giant star wey dey produce some of di most powerful flares wey NASA Kepler telescope don see. Scientists believe di explosive energy dey come from surprising combination of a nearby companion star and di star own magnetic field.
Di work no stop there. Astronomers for Harvard Center for Astrophysics don make one big step toward confirming how solar flares dey accelerate charged particles to speed wey near di speed of light, according to report wey di centre publish.
