Sun Unleashed Two Big X-Flares As US Suffered Cell Phone Outages from flares Watch Video
Preview(s): Play Video: (Note: The default playback of the video is HD VERSION. If your browser is buffering the video slowly, please play the REGULAR MP4 VERSION or Open The Video below for better experience. Thank you!)
Your browser does not support playing the video.Please download the video!
⏲ Duration: 1:6 👁 View: 1M times ✓ Published: 19-Apr-2024
Description: Sunspot AR3590 unleashed X1.8 and X1.7-class solar flares within a few hours of one another. Cell phone outages spiked across the United States around the same time but it is unclear if they are connected to the flares. <br/><br/>Credit: Credit: Space.com | footage courtesy: NASA / SDO and the AIA, EVE, and HMI science teams / Helio Viewer | edited by Steve Spaleta<br/>Music: The Ethereal by Ave Air / courtesy of Epidemic Sound