ISRO's Aditya-L1 Captures First X-ray Glimpse of Solar Flares

The High-Energy L1 Orbiting X-ray Spectrometer (HEL1OS) instrument on India's Aditya-L1 solar space observatory has successfully recorded the impulsive phase of solar flares during its first observation period. Developed by Isro's UR Rao Satellite Centre, HEL1OS captured data consistent with the X-ray light curves provided by NOAA's Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellites. The instrument is undergoing fine-tuning and calibration operations to monitor the Sun's high-energy X-ray activity, enabling researchers to study explosive energy release and electron acceleration during solar flares.