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| IKI RAS has released footage of a powerful explosion on the far side of the Sun |
| 2025-10-23 |
| Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited. [Regnum] A powerful explosion occurred on the far side of the Sun on the night of October 22, followed by a plasma ejection in the direction opposite Earth. This was reported by the press service of the Solar Astronomy Laboratory of the Space Research Institute (IKI) of the Russian Academy of Sciences. The LASCO/C3 coronagraph recorded the nighttime explosion. Two moderate plasma emissions were observed in a northerly direction before the explosion. "To give a sense of scale, the small circle in the center represents the Sun, with a diameter of 1.5 million kilometers. The Earth, by comparison, is less than 13,000 kilometers across," the report states. Scientists explained that the explosion likely occurred on October 21 at around 11:00 PM Moscow time. The published video covers the period up to 5:00 AM Moscow time. The black circle and stripe in the frame represent areas that the coronagraph cannot see. Experts added that just 10 days ago, the far side of the Sun was visible, but now it's impossible to know exactly what happened there. Currently, no spacecraft, including the main Solar Orbiter satellite, are observing the far side. |
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