Radio Blackouts due to Sun Shooting Intense Solar Flare , captured by NASA
X-class flares
X-class flares are one of the biggest threats to manned space flight. The problem is that they have no way of predicting when an x-class flare will occur and it has been shown that they can lead to a massive radiation load on the crew without any warning. Fortunately, NASA is working on a solution that uses radios in orbit and advanced planning software to minimize the damage caused by x-class flares by tracking their position and location at all times.
A coronal mass ejection is a solar phenomenon that causes disruptions in the Earth's magnetic field.
These flares are manifested as a variety of different phenomena, including bursts of high-energy particles, huge bubbles reaching into space, and X-ray and ultraviolet radiation.
Coronal mass ejections typically happen when the sun's magnetic field becomes tangled or reversed, essentially trapping energy within its boundaries and causing it to explode in a sudden release. They're also sometimes called "coronal outbursts.
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