Space

X-CLASS SOLAR FLARE: A major new sunspot group just produced an X-class solar flare–potentially the first of many. The explosion on April 17th (0334 UT) caused a shortwave radio blackout over Australia and parts of Asia, and it may have hurled a CME into space. Developing story @ Spaceweather.com.

Ydun Ritz (2022-04-17)