Saed News: Stay with us as we continue with NASA’s serious warning and the situation we should expect in the coming days.
According to the Saed News Society Service, quoting CTV, solar flare activity is an event that negatively affects radio communications, power distribution networks, and navigation systems, posing risks to spacecraft and astronauts in Earth’s orbit. The first flare occurred on May 13 (23 Ordibehesht) at 11:38 AM Eastern Time and was recorded by NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory. NASA stated that this flare, classified as X1.2, is among the strongest and most powerful flares.
The second solar flare, which peaked at 4:25 AM Eastern Time on May 14 (24 Ordibehesht), was also recorded by the Solar Dynamics Observatory and classified as an X2.7 flare.
These flares originated from sunspot AR4087, a highly active region on the sun. After causing radio communication disruptions in Europe, Asia, and the Middle East on May 14 (24 Ordibehesht), they may cause power outages in parts of the Earth in the coming days.
Vincent Ledvina, a space photographer studying space physics at the University of Alaska, reacted with surprise while studying these flares. Ledvina said on social media: “This situation is getting worse.”
A solar storm is a sudden explosion resulting from the interaction of particles, energy, magnetic fields, and materials ejected by the sun into the solar system.
Solar storms are caused by a complex set of magnetic fields generated by the sun. According to NASA, these magnetic fields become more twisted and powerful due to the sun’s rotation — its equator rotates faster than its poles.
NASA announced that solar storms usually begin when these twisted magnetic fields on the sun become so tangled that they break apart and reconnect. This process, called magnetic reconnection, releases large amounts of energy.
“A solar storm can cause significant disturbances in Earth’s magnetic field, known as a geomagnetic storm. This storm can lead to radio communication outages, power cuts, and create beautiful auroras that occur when charged solar particles pass through Earth’s atmosphere.”
According to NASA, the most active region of the sun is currently rotating toward Earth. NASA warns this may bring spectacular auroras, blackouts, and power outages in the coming days and weeks.
Based on a report by Independent, NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory recorded the most powerful solar flares of 2025 on May 13 and 14 (23 and 24 Ordibehesht). The flare on May 13 was classified as X1.2 and the next day’s flare as X2.7, both among the strongest flares. According to NASA, Europe, Asia, and the Middle East experienced radio communication disruptions during the May 14 event.
NASA also stated that ongoing solar flare and eruption activity from this solar region can continue to affect radio communications, power grids, navigation signals, and pose risks to spacecraft and astronauts.
NASA’s Warning About Solar Flares
The sun is currently at the peak of its 11-year activity cycle, producing powerful solar flares. These flares can be accompanied by auroras caused by coronal mass ejections (CMEs). This happens when charged solar particles pass through Earth’s atmosphere, creating colorful auroras.
In general, solar flares are classified by strength into five categories: A, B, C, M, and X, with each step representing roughly a tenfold increase in energy. The recent solar flare was an X2.7, which carries very high energy and is rare. This explosive eruption sent intense X-rays and ultraviolet radiation toward Earth at the speed of light, ionizing the upper atmosphere. This sudden event disrupted high-frequency radio signals and caused some radio operators to lose communication.
Following these eruptions, the active solar region is rotating toward Earth, and auroras and potential blackouts are expected on our planet.
