The sun unleashed a massive solar flare on Saturday (July 9), one powerful enough to earn X-class status, the highest ranking for solar flares. With energy waves higher than the earth itself.
Solar flares, huge explosions in the sun’s atmosphere, are classified on a logarithmic scale, where each letter represents a 10-fold increase in energy output compared to the one before it. The smallest solar flares are A-class, followed by B, C, M and then, at the top of the scale, X.
Scott C. Waring – Taiwan
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