Sun expels X-class solar flare causing radio blackouts in US
Image Credit: NASA
The Sun erupted in a powerful solar flare on July 2. According to NASA, it was an X-class solar flare, which is the most powerful category of flares the Sun emits. The recent eruption wreaked a bit of havoc, which most solar flares invariably do. It caused a temporary radio blackout in the western US and the Pacific Ocean.