
Flares of level M1.9 and M1.4 were recorded on the Sun
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A series of powerful flares were recorded on the Sun in the fall of 2026.
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The star ejected a cloud of plasma towards the Earth.
The Sun experienced two strong flares of the M1.9 and M1.4 levels, which became one of the strongest since the beginning of autumn 2026.
According to the laboratory's forecast, if the current level of activity continues, an outbreak of the highest power class X could occur today.
MOSCOW, October 6 - RIA Novosti. The chain of the most powerful solar flares since the beginning of autumn continues; the star ejected a cloud of plasma towards the Earth, reports the Solar Astronomy Laboratory of the Institute of Space Research of the Russian Academy of Sciences.
Earlier on Tuesday, scientists reported an unexpected surge in solar activity. According to astronomers, flares were recorded throughout Tuesday morning, two of them were the strongest since the beginning of autumn.
“Two more strong flares of the level M1.9 and M1.4 occurred on the Sun, which took, respectively, the second and third place in strength among all the events of the fall of 2026... As a result of the explosions that occurred, at least two clouds of plasma of quite large size were thrown into space in the direction of the Earth,” says the laboratory’s Telegram channel.
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