Solar Flare

Scientists said the largest emission of radiation by the sun in 15 years could disrupt mobile telephone communications as well as television and radio reception. The effects of the solar flares were seen at different points on earth, including brilliant auroras over parts of Britain on Friday night.

"Flares can affect short-wave communications and satellites in the earth's orbit which could mean problems for phones, television and radio signals," said Peter Bond, spokesman for the Royal Astronomical Society.

Can you comprehend how much heat and energy this flare produced to affect communications on Earth nearly 150 million kilometers away?