Strong Solar Flare Spotted
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- Animation, Solar Dynamic Observatory in orbit around the Earth: Walt Feimer/ NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center
- Ultraviolet image of the Sun on June 19, 2025: NASA/SDO
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A white line moves through colorful images of space.
Title: News From the Universe.
Text: July 11, 2025. Strong Solar Flare Spotted.
A strong flare from the Sun peaked on June 19 at 7:50 PM ET.
NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory, which watches the Sun constantly, captured the event.
The flare appears as a bright flash at the upper right of the image, which captured extreme ultraviolet light.
Solar flares are powerful bursts of energy that can impact radio communications, electric power grids, navigation signals, and pose risks to spacecraft and astronauts.
NASA has a fleet of spacecraft dedicated to observing the Sun and how it affects Earth's magnetic fields, technology, and life.
This news was brought to you in part by the Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, MD.
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