Close-Up View Of X1-Class Solar Flare Via NASA's IRIS Mission
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NASA's Interface Region Imaging Spectrograph (IRIS) mission captured an X1.1-class solar flare on Feb. 11, 2023. See time-lapse footage of the blast that caused "a strong shortwave radio blackout over South America," according to Space Weather.
Credit: NASA/IRIS/SDO/Helioviewer.org | Edited by Space.com's [Steve Spaleta]
Music: Jupiter Aurora by David Celeste / courtesy of Epidemic Sound
Credit: NASA/IRIS/SDO/Helioviewer.org | Edited by Space.com's [Steve Spaleta]
Music: Jupiter Aurora by David Celeste / courtesy of Epidemic Sound