A flare of the highest class was recorded on the Sun

A flare of the highest class X was recorded in the Sun. This was announced on May 25 by the staff of the Institute of Applied Geophysics (FGBI "IGP") named after. Fedorova.

"On May 25, at 04:52 Moscow time, an X1.1 flash was registered in the X—ray range in the group of spots 4098 (S05W22)," the institute said in a statement.

It is noted that this cosmic phenomenon lasted 17 minutes.

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On May 13, it was reported about the first super-powerful X-class flare in a month and a half, which occurred on the Sun. It was noted that it occurred at the western edge of the Sun, so it did not pose a global threat to the Earth.