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Chandrayaan-2 detected solar proton events due to high intensity solar flares in January 2022. Chandrayaan-2-detected-solar-proton-events When Sun is active, spectacular eruptions called solar flares occur that sometimes also spew out energetic particles (called Solar Proton Events or SPEs) into interplanetary space. Most of these are high energy protons that impact space systems and significantly increase radiation exposure to humans in space. They can cause ionisation on large scales in Earth's middle atmosphere.  Many intense solar flares are accompanied by coronal mass ejections (CMEs), a powerful stream of ionised material and magnetic fields, which reach Earth a few days later, leading to geomagnetic storms and lighting up the polar sky with auroras. Solar flares are classified according to their strength.  The smallest ones are A-class, followed by B, C, M and X. Each letter represents a 10-fold increase in energy output.  This means that an M class flare is ten t...

  Gaganyan, Chandrayaan, Aditya and then SSLV; Head of VSSC on future missions 2022 will be a busy year for ISRO, says Dr S Unnikrishnan, head of the Human Space Flight Center and VSSC. Dr Unnikrishnan told Asianet News that Chandrayaan's three launches will take place in the first half of this year. Thiruvananthapuram: ISRO is gearing up to jump again after a major crisis. Gaganyaan's two test missions will take place this year, Chandrayaan 3 will take place soon, the first launch of the new launch vehicle SSLV will take place soon, and the Aditya L1 mission to study the Sun will be launched later this year. Thus, 2022 will be a busy year, says Dr. S. Unnikrishnan, Head of the Human Space Flight Center and VSSC. In an exclusive interview with Asianet News, the senior scientist at the helm of the Gaganyaan mission responded. Getting out of the crisis. ISRO has a lot of work to do this year. The first test mission of the new launch vehicle, the SSLV, will take place soon, and th...