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SLOW SOLAR FLARE: Solar flares occur when magnetic fields get tangled. Lines of magnetic force above sunspots criss, cross, and explode in a flash of electromagnetic radiation. This process, called "magnetic reconnection", usually happens in a matter of minutes. Earlier today (June 7th), NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory witnessed an explosion that took two hours to unfold. This leisurely C1-class solar flare happened in the magnetic canopy of sunspot AR2661. Often, slow explosions like this one

Indian Space Research Organisation’s (ISRO) maiden solar mission, Aditya L1 has captured its first high energy X-ray glimpse of solar flares. During its first observation period from approximately October 29, 2023, the High Energy L1 Orbiting X-ray Spectrometer (HEL1OS) onboard Aditya-L1 spacecraft has recorded the impulsive phase of solar flares. What is solar flare? Solar flare is a sudden brightening observed over the Sun’s surface, which is interpreted as a large energy release. These flares