Tag: solar flare

Laser Beam Shoots Sun Causing CME

| A | Space
Laser Shoots Beam at the Sun 05.03.13 This flare is classified as an M5.7-class flare. M-class flares are the weakest flares that can still cause some space weather effects near Earth. Increased numbers of flares are quite common at the…
2 Solar Flares in 23 days….?

| A | Science, Space
 Solar Flare M6.5 on 04-11-13 The sun emitted a mid-level flare, peaking at 3:16 a.m. EDT on April 11, 2013. Solar flares are powerful bursts of radiation. Harmful radiation from a flare cannot pass through Earth’s atmosphere to physically affect humans…