NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory was able to capture a powerful X-class flare that occurred on the Sun on May 10.. As reported by Scitech daily, the activity of our star has increased unusually in recent days, the Sun has released several powerful and medium flares.

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The flash that was in the picture belongs to the most powerful class, X. Solar flares are powerful bursts of energy that can affect communications, electronic and navigational signals.. Flares also pose a danger to spacecraft and astronauts..

According to Spaceweather, the radiation released from the outbreak on May 10 led to a short-term blackout of shortwave radio communications over the Atlantic Ocean.. Problems were fixed within an hour after the outbreak.

Recall that on April 25, a double flare occurred on the Sun. It led to a short radio outage over Asia and Australia..