Tag Archive | M7-class flare from sunspot AR3878

SPACEWEATHER: Another X-Class Solar Flare

Oct31

AR3878 X2-Class Flare

SPACEWEATHER.COM NEWS: 10/31/2024 UPDATED

ANOTHER X-CLASS SOLAR FLARE: Active sunspot AR3878 erupted again today (Oct. 31st @ 2120 UTC), producing an X2-class solar flare. NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory captured a spray of hot plasma emerging from the blast site:

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SPACEWEATHER: M7-Class Solar Flare w/o CME

Oct31

Light that is not what it appears to be

SPACEWEATHER.COM NEWS: 10/31/2024

ALL FLARE AND NO CME: Every strong solar flare produces a CME, right? Not so fast. Solar flares and CMEs don’t always go together. Yesterday’s M7-class flare from sunspot AR3878 is a great example:

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