On January 22, scientists observed a rare black plasma eruption on the Sun, which lasted for three hours. This phenomenon was reported by the Solar Astronomy Laboratory of the Institute of Space Research (IKI) of the Russian Academy of Sciences.
The eruption is believed to have been caused by a cold prominence containing a significant amount of neutral hydrogen, expelled and dispersed across the solar corona during a solar flare. The black color of the plasma is attributed to the neutral hydrogen, which absorbs short-wavelength radiation.
According to Sergey Bogachev, head of the Solar Astronomy Laboratory at IKI, this event is notable for its unusual appearance rather than its energy levels, which were classified as low. He emphasized that the eruption had no impact on space weather forecasts, as the majority of the material fell back to the Sun.