The Sun emitted a significant solar flare on March 30, 2022 peaking at 1:35 p.m. ET. NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory captured an image of the event, which was classified as an X-Class flare. https://go.nasa.gov/3uJMtAS Solar flares are powerful bursts of radiation. Harmful radiation from a flare cannot pass through Earth’s atmosphere to physically affect humans on the ground, however – when intense enough – they can disturb the atmosphere in the layer where GPS & communications signals travel.

The sun unleashed an enormous #solarflare on Wednesday. #NASA cameras captured the remarkable eruption. It is being called the largest of the year so far. The flare was directed towards Earth, Space.com reported, and that meant that it caused a bit of trouble for earthlings. Radiation released by the flare caused a radio blackout, according to NOAA's Space Weather Prediction Center. Solar flares occur when magnetic energy that has built up in the solar atmosphere is suddenly released. Flares are