Sun unleashes X-class solar flare, radio blackouts reported (video)
A recently detected sunspot region continues its active pattern with yet another powerful solar flare reported early Monday morning. The X4.5 solar flare peaked at 2:35 a.m. EST (0635 GMT) on May 6. Following the flare, parts of some of Earth's sunlit side had temporary or complete loss of high frequency (HF) radio signals including across Asia, eastern Europe, and eastern Africa. This comes after a series of previous eruptions from the active sunspot that began at the beginning of the month and brought shortwave radio blackouts across Australia, Japan and much of China...
