A solar flare of class M occurred on the Sun

On the night of September 7, an M-class solar flare occurred on the Sun, belonging to the second-highest power class. This information was provided by the Institute of Applied Geophysics (FSBI "IPG").

"At 01:15 Moscow time (02:15 Baku time), an M1.2 flare lasting 10 minutes was registered in the X-ray range in sunspot group 4207 (N28W16)," the publication states.

Recently, scientists from the University of St. Andrews determined that particles in solar flares are heated 6.5 times more intensely than previously thought. This discovery significantly changes scientific understanding of physical processes on the Sun and helps resolve a problem that had remained unanswered for almost 50 years.

Solar flares are powerful energy releases in the outer atmosphere of the star, during which plasma temperatures rise above 10 million °C. They increase the flow of X-ray and ultraviolet radiation, creating dangers for satellites and astronauts, as well as affecting the upper layers of Earth's atmosphere.