The strongest solar flare seen in four years erupted on Saturday (July 3) on the surface of the sun and smacked into our planet’s atmosphere eight minutes later. It was the biggest solar flare blast causing cosmic fireworks since 2017. The solar flare appeared from a sunspot called AR2838 and it was also classified as an X-1 class sun event. Space weather watcher and astronomer Dr Tony Phillips, the sunspot appeared just like a cloudless day turning quickly stormy. According to NASA, the solar flare is an intense burst of radiation coming from the release of the magnetic energy associated with sunspots.

Source: dna July 05, 2021 11:48 UTC