{"id":121298,"date":"2024-11-02T18:18:46","date_gmt":"2024-11-02T11:18:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=121298"},"modified":"2024-11-02T18:18:46","modified_gmt":"2024-11-02T11:18:46","slug":"x-class-halloween-solar-flare-erupts-from-sun-causes-radio-blackouts-video","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=121298","title":{"rendered":"X-class Halloween solar flare erupts from sun, causes radio blackouts (video)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"article-body\">\n<p>The sun put on quite the spooktacular show on Halloween, firing off an X2.0 solar flare.<\/p>\n<p>A <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.space.com\/sunspots-formation-discovery-observations\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.space.com\/sunspots-formation-discovery-observations\"><u>sunspot<\/u><\/a> known as AR 3878 fired off the X-class flare at 5:20 p.m. EDT (2120 <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.space.com\/what-is-utc.html\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.space.com\/what-is-utc.html\"><u>UTC<\/u><\/a>) on Oct. 31, measuring in at X2.0. Sunspots are dark, planet-size areas on <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.space.com\/58-the-sun-formation-facts-and-characteristics.html\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.space.com\/58-the-sun-formation-facts-and-characteristics.html\"><u>the sun<\/u><\/a> where strong magnetic fields from within our star well up to the surface.<\/p>\n<p>According to <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/spaceweather.com\/archive.php?view=1&amp;day=01&amp;month=11&amp;year=2024\" target=\"_blank\" data-url=\"https:\/\/spaceweather.com\/archive.php?view=1&amp;day=01&amp;month=11&amp;year=2024\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer-when-downgrade\" data-hl-processed=\"none\" rel=\"noopener\"><u>Spaceweather.com<\/u><\/a>, a <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.space.com\/coronal-mass-ejections-cme\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.space.com\/coronal-mass-ejections-cme\"><u>coronal mass ejection<\/u><\/a> (CME) was not produced from the solar flare, which removes the chance for a geomagnetic storm to impact Earth and potentially create auroras, also known as the <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.space.com\/15139-northern-lights-auroras-earth-facts-sdcmp.html\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.space.com\/15139-northern-lights-auroras-earth-facts-sdcmp.html\"><u>northern lights<\/u><\/a> or aurora borealis. CMEs are composed of plumes of plasma and magnetic field from the sun and can accompany a solar flare, radiating out from the blast into <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.space.com\/24870-what-is-space.html\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.space.com\/24870-what-is-space.html\"><u>space<\/u><\/a> and reaching Earth.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"van-image-figure inline-layout\" data-bordeaux-image-check=\"\">\n<div class=\"image-full-width-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"image-widthsetter\" style=\"max-width:1920px;\">\n<p class=\"vanilla-image-block\" style=\"padding-top:56.25%;\"><picture><source type=\"image\/webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/ZMJ2LeswmnwaoQ75TkGdBG-320-80.jpg.webp 320w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/ZMJ2LeswmnwaoQ75TkGdBG-480-80.jpg.webp 480w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/ZMJ2LeswmnwaoQ75TkGdBG-650-80.jpg.webp 650w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/ZMJ2LeswmnwaoQ75TkGdBG-970-80.jpg.webp 970w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/ZMJ2LeswmnwaoQ75TkGdBG-1024-80.jpg.webp 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/ZMJ2LeswmnwaoQ75TkGdBG-1200-80.jpg.webp 1200w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1000px) 970px, calc(100vw - 40px)\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"A giant white flare, like an X bursts from the center of a fiery surface, blazed with reds and oranges in a swirling inferno.\" class=\"expandable\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/ZMJ2LeswmnwaoQ75TkGdBG-320-80.jpg 320w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/ZMJ2LeswmnwaoQ75TkGdBG-480-80.jpg 480w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/ZMJ2LeswmnwaoQ75TkGdBG-650-80.jpg 650w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/ZMJ2LeswmnwaoQ75TkGdBG-970-80.jpg 970w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/ZMJ2LeswmnwaoQ75TkGdBG-1024-80.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/ZMJ2LeswmnwaoQ75TkGdBG-1200-80.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1000px) 970px, calc(100vw - 40px)\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/ZMJ2LeswmnwaoQ75TkGdBG.jpg\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/ZMJ2LeswmnwaoQ75TkGdBG.jpg\"\/><\/picture><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption itemprop=\"caption description\" class=\" inline-layout\"><span class=\"caption-text\">A <a href=\"https:\/\/www.space.com\/sunspots-formation-discovery-observations\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.space.com\/sunspots-formation-discovery-observations\">sunspot<\/a> known as AR 3878 fired off the X-class flare at 5:20 p.m. EDT (2120 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.space.com\/what-is-utc.html\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.space.com\/what-is-utc.html\">UTC<\/a>) on Oct. 31. <\/span><span class=\"credit\" itemprop=\"copyrightHolder\">(Image credit: NASA\/SDO)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<div class=\"fancy-box\">\n<p>VIDEO NOT PLAYING?<\/p>\n<div class=\"fancy_box_body\">\n<p class=\"fancy-box__body-text\">Some ad blockers can disable our video player.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<aside class=\"hawk-nest\" data-block-type=\"embed\" data-render-type=\"fte\" data-skip=\"dealsy\" data-widget-type=\"seasonal\"\/>\n<p>X-class flares are the most powerful type on the 4-level classification scale, measuring ten times more powerful than the next class down, M-class. Following each letter classification is a number (2.0 in this case) that denotes each flare&#8217;s relative strength.<\/p>\n<p>The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)&#8217;s <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.space.com\/space-weather\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.space.com\/space-weather\"><u>Space Weather<\/u><\/a> Prediction Center (SWPC) reported that the flare was powerful enough to reach a R3-Strong level on its Space Weather Scale for radio blackouts, which focuses on what type of impacts <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.space.com\/solar-flares-effects-classification-formation\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.space.com\/solar-flares-effects-classification-formation\"><u>solar flares<\/u><\/a> have on <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.space.com\/54-earth-history-composition-and-atmosphere.html\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.space.com\/54-earth-history-composition-and-atmosphere.html\"><u>Earth<\/u><\/a>. With the large amount of ultraviolet (UV) radiation released, a shortwave radio blackout was reported to follow the blast and impact signals across parts of the Pacific Ocean.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"van-image-figure inline-layout\" data-bordeaux-image-check=\"\">\n<div class=\"image-full-width-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"image-widthsetter\" style=\"max-width:850px;\">\n<p class=\"vanilla-image-block\" style=\"padding-top:55.88%;\"><picture><source type=\"image\/webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/vVjpEdfuCoU5hoDHjqdGHA-320-80.jpg.webp 320w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/vVjpEdfuCoU5hoDHjqdGHA-480-80.jpg.webp 480w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/vVjpEdfuCoU5hoDHjqdGHA-650-80.jpg.webp 650w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/vVjpEdfuCoU5hoDHjqdGHA-970-80.jpg.webp 970w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/vVjpEdfuCoU5hoDHjqdGHA-1024-80.jpg.webp 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/vVjpEdfuCoU5hoDHjqdGHA-1200-80.jpg.webp 1200w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1000px) 970px, calc(100vw - 40px)\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"an rectangular map of Earth, with green, blue, purple and red splotches measuring levels, and a large blacked out portion over africa, europe and asia.\" class=\"expandable\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/vVjpEdfuCoU5hoDHjqdGHA-320-80.jpg 320w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/vVjpEdfuCoU5hoDHjqdGHA-480-80.jpg 480w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/vVjpEdfuCoU5hoDHjqdGHA-650-80.jpg 650w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/vVjpEdfuCoU5hoDHjqdGHA-970-80.jpg 970w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/vVjpEdfuCoU5hoDHjqdGHA-1024-80.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/vVjpEdfuCoU5hoDHjqdGHA-1200-80.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1000px) 970px, calc(100vw - 40px)\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/vVjpEdfuCoU5hoDHjqdGHA.jpg\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/vVjpEdfuCoU5hoDHjqdGHA.jpg\"\/><\/picture><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption itemprop=\"caption description\" class=\" inline-layout\"><span class=\"credit\" itemprop=\"copyrightHolder\">(Image credit: NOAA\/SWPC)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>For many, the question remains: will this flare follow with an opportunity to see the aurora in the coming days? As always, it all depends on whether or not a CME accompanies the flare and is headed in our direction \u2014 which did not happen in this case.<\/p>\n<p>This phenomenon is what causes auroras, the mesmerizing light shows created in the <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.space.com\/16149-night-sky.html\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.space.com\/16149-night-sky.html\"><u>night sky<\/u><\/a> when CMEs interact with <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.space.com\/earths-magnetic-field-explained\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.space.com\/earths-magnetic-field-explained\"><u>Earth&#8217;s magnetic field<\/u><\/a>, which funnels charged particles towards the poles. That&#8217;s why we most commonly <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.space.com\/32601-where-to-see-northern-lights.html\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.space.com\/32601-where-to-see-northern-lights.html\"><u>see auroras<\/u><\/a> near the poles \u2014 the aurora borealis at the north pole, and the aurora australis at the south pole.<\/p>\n<p>To determine if a CME was released and is headed in Earth\u2019s direction, scientists rely on imagery captured by a <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.space.com\/what-is-a-coronagraph.html\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.space.com\/what-is-a-coronagraph.html\"><u>coronagraph<\/u><\/a> aboard National Aeronautics and Space Administration (<a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.space.com\/38700-nasa-history.html\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.space.com\/38700-nasa-history.html\"><u>NASA<\/u><\/a>) and the <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.space.com\/22562-european-space-agency.html\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.space.com\/22562-european-space-agency.html\"><u>European Space Agency<\/u><\/a> (ESA)\u2019s <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.space.com\/18501-soho-solar-heliospheric-observatory.html\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.space.com\/18501-soho-solar-heliospheric-observatory.html\"><u>Solar and Heliospheric Observatory<\/u><\/a> (SOHO) spacecraft.<\/p>\n<div id=\"slice-container-newsletterForm-articleInbodyContent-jDnD23hQTLrjzj6jNqfV3Q\" class=\"slice-container newsletter-inbodyContent-slice newsletterForm-articleInbodyContent-jDnD23hQTLrjzj6jNqfV3Q slice-container-newsletterForm\">\n<div data-hydrate=\"true\" class=\"newsletter-form__wrapper newsletter-form__wrapper--inbodyContent\">\n<div class=\"newsletter-form__container\">\n<section class=\"newsletter-form__top-bar\"\/>\n<section class=\"newsletter-form__main-section\">\n<p class=\"newsletter-form__strapline\">Breaking space news, the latest updates on rocket launches, skywatching events and more!<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Even though we will not get a chance to view the Northern Lights this <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.space.com\/time-how-it-works\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.space.com\/time-how-it-works\"><u>time<\/u><\/a>, SWPC forecasters say there\u2019s a chance for additional strong solar flares through the end of the weekend (Nov. 3). According to <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.swpc.noaa.gov\/products\/forecast-discussion\" target=\"_blank\" data-url=\"https:\/\/www.swpc.noaa.gov\/products\/forecast-discussion\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer-when-downgrade\" data-hl-processed=\"none\" rel=\"noopener\"><u>the forecast discussion<\/u><\/a>, SWPC is expecting more M-class flares with still the possibility for X-class flares to erupt from the sun in the coming days.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><div data-type=\"_mgwidget\" data-widget-id=\"1660802\">\r\n<\/div>\r\n<script>(function(w,q){w[q]=w[q]||[];w[q].push([\"_mgc.load\"])})(window,\"_mgq\");\r\n<\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.space.com\/the-universe\/sun\/sun-erupts-with-x-class-solar-flare-on-halloween-causes-radio-blackouts-video\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The sun put on quite the spooktacular show on Halloween, firing off an X2.0 solar flare. 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