Sunspot region 4114 has fired off its strongest blast yet — an X1.2-class solar flare that erupted on June 17, triggering ...

It's at it again! Sunspot region 4114 has fired off its strongest blast yet — an X1.2-class solar flare that erupted on June 17, triggering radio blackouts across the Pacific Ocean region ...

The Sun spat out a large solar flare from a sunspot early on Monday, leading to temporary radio blackouts in the Pacific Ocean.. Sunspot AR3141 exploded with an M5-class solar flare, which is ...

On March 28, Earth was hit by an X-class solar flare that was strong enough to ionize part of the planet's atmosphere. ... triggering radio blackout over the Pacific Ocean. News.

A strong X-class solar flare erupted from the sun on Sunday, Feb. 23, creating radio blackouts across parts of the Pacific Ocean.

Gigantic Sunspot. Several solar flares have been blasted off by the active sun in recent days, with one triggering a brief lapse in shortwave communications over the Pacific Ocean around 6:07 p.m ...

Spaceweather.com reported that radiation from the flare ionized the top of Earth's atmosphere, resulting in a "deep shortwave radio blackout over western parts of the U.S. and the Pacific Ocean ...

In May 2024, the largest solar flare since 2017 was detected, ranking at an X-8.7 magnitude. Then in 2025, a flare May 13 was classified as an X-1.2 , and another the next day was listed as an X-2.7 .

Earth is bracing for blackouts after the sun unleashed a massive X-class solar flare ... Fallout from this outburst caused a temporary radio blackout over large swathes of the Pacific Ocean, ...

The sun released a powerful solar flare to start the month of October, which could lead to supercharged aurora displays over the weekend. ... the Pacific Ocean, Australia, and the Asia-Pacific.

On March 28, Earth was hit by an X-class solar flare that was strong enough to ionize part of the planet's atmosphere. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate ...