Instantly, a huge solar flare explodes that can knock out the sun's power

THIS is the incredible moment a massive solar flare that could knock out energy explodes from the sun.

The powerful solar flare caused a wave of radio blackouts in South America, Africa and the South Atlantic.

The image shows a burst of extreme ultraviolet light on the Earth's lower rightCredit: NASA

NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory, that watches the sun, released images showing a bright light at the bottom right.

Researchers noticed the solar phenomenon at 8:10 am today.

The phenomenon is classified as an X3.3 flare, which is considered one of the strongest types.

X-class solar flares are the most intense and can produce a monstrous burst of radiation.

Experts said the solar flare was caused by a burst of electromagnetic radiation in the sun's atmosphere.

This happens when accelerated charged particles collide with the plasma medium.

Solar flares can't travel far enough to hurt people on Earth, but they can cause power outages and other electricity-related disruptions.

This blast can affect the frequencies used in spacecraft, weather stations and radio services.

The solar flare erupted from sunspot AR3576, the same one that caused a massive explosion just days ago.

The sun's wrath caused power outages Australia and South Asia, when an explosion released a huge plume on Tuesday.

NOAA's Space Weather Prediction Center reported more communications outages in the coming days.

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CLASSIFICATION OF SOLAR PLACES

X-class solar flares are the most intense and typically send a burst of radiation toward Earth.

Astronomers classify solar flares based on their X-ray energy and use four different letters: B, C, M and X, NASA said.

C-class flares produce 10 times more X-ray energy than B-class flares.

M class flares produce 10 times more energy than class C flares, and class X flares produce 10 times more energy than class M flares.

A single B-class flare can produce more energy than 240,000 million tons of TNT.

NASA reports that the event is the strongest scientists have observed since 2017.

Science alert said the event has already caused a moderate radio blackout in South America.

During the event, the Sun also produced a coronal mass ejection, or CME.

CMEs are intense bursts of charged particles from the Sun's upper atmosphere, or corona.

However, because this solar flare was not aimed directly at Earth, the mild blackout may be the extent of what we see.