KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. — NASA just released images of the most powerful solar flare in six years.
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The massive solar eruption happened on Thursday and, for a short time, caused some radio interference on Earth.
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NASA released images of the solar flare that were captured by a spacecraft that has been monitoring the sun’s activity since 2010.
The Sun emitted a strong solar flare on Dec. 14, 2023, peaking at 12:02 ET. NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory captured an image of the event, which was classified as X2.8. https://t.co/4INrRFqIg7 pic.twitter.com/2dJ1YMkiXS
— NASA Sun & Space (@NASASun) December 14, 2023
Officials said the last solar flare that was this strong was recorded in 2017.
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