Just happened 2 solar explosions

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) said the X-level solar storm (the strongest level) has exploded strongly on Tuesday (September 6, 2011), and peaked. 8 minutes later. Earlier Monday, a solar explosion occurred but at a lighter level.

This outbreak lasted less than 24 hours, after which the intensity decreased but it was still a strong solar storm.

Many different satellites observe this activity, including NASA's Solar Explosive Observatory, which continuously records high-definition video of the sun in different wavelengths.

The event that occurred on Tuesday showed, this is an X2.1 level solar fire, while the storm that began Monday in the M5 level is still going strong, NOAA said.

Solar explosion creates an electromagnetic cloud threatening the Earth (Photo: space)

Exploding solar flames are classified according to a three-level system: X is the strongest, M is medium and C is the weakest.

Researchers are still measuring the magnitude of the solar storm on Tuesday. This storm can create a large aura (CME) aimed at the Earth. However, it is still very early to guess this.

CME are essentially large clouds containing the quartz particles of solar energy that can travel in space up to 3 million mph (5 million kph).

CME hitting the Earth can devastate our planet, causing disruption of signals in devices such as GPS, radio communications, power grids.

According to NASA, Monday's storm also caused a CME, moving at a slower pace, 720,000 miles (1.2 million kph) ,. So it is unlikely to cause much damage to the Earth. NOAA also evaluates that and is conducting analysis to understand the time and speed of CME.

This M5 level explosion occurs from the middle of the sun when viewed from the Earth's perspective. It created a slight increase in solar protons of about 26,000 miles (41,840km) on the surface of the earth, NASA officials said.

The storms that broke out over the last 2 days are not separate events. They are in the 11-year period of intense sun activity.

Last month (August 9, 2011), the largest solar explosion after nearly 4 years occurred at X6.9 level but did not cause damage due to happening on the opposite side to the Earth. In February 2011, there was also an explosion at level X2.1. Tuesday's explosion is the most powerful outbreak in 2011.

Scientists say the 24th cycle of the solar storm will peak in 2013.