The sun just erupted with a powerful X-class solar flare, causing radio blackouts across the Atlantic Ocean.
The flare, which hit X2.3-class in strength, was emitted at 8:40 a.m. ET from a sunspot named AR3883. The resulting blackout mainly affected South America, but more powerful solar flares could be on their way, possibly causing blackouts over the U.S.
Sunspot AR3883, as well as AR3886, are primed to release even more solar flares as they move across the sun’s surface to face toward the Earth. In fact, there is a 35 percent chance of X-class solar flares occurring Wednesday, Thursday and Friday, with an 80 percent chance of M-class flares.
NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory captured this image of the X-class solar flare on Nov. 6, 2024. More solar flares from other sunspots may cause radio blackouts in the U.S. NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory captured this image of the X-class solar flare on Nov. 6, 2024. More solar flares from other sunspots may cause radio blackouts in the U.S. NASA/SDO
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