M5.1 Solar Flare Triggers Radio Blackout on Earth #SolarStorm A powerful M5.1 solar flare erupted from the Sun’s Earth-facing side, causing a moderate R2 radio blackout across parts of the sunlit side of our planet. ☀️🌍 The flare originated from an unnumbered active region near AR 4323, disrupting high-frequency (HF) radio communications used in aviation, maritime operations, and emergency services. Although the flare has subsided, scientists at NOAA are closely monitoring the active region for

NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory released breathtaking close-up footage of solar flares, revealing the Sun as a complex network of blazing plasma loops and turbulent magnetic fields. The new video captures dark filaments cutting across bright, twisting arcs as massive bursts of energy erupt and constantly reshape in real time. To appreciate the scale: the Sun spans about 1.39 million kilometres in diameter, roughly 109 times the size of Earth. What may appear as tiny sparks in the footage are a