SIGNIFICANT X-CLASS SOLAR FLARE: Fast-growing sunspot AR3842 erupted on Oct 1st (2220 UT), producing the second-strongest
solar flare of Solar Cycle 25. The X7.1-category blast caused a shortwave radio blackoutover Hawaii and hurled a
CME into space. A preliminary NASA model predicts it will hit Earth on Oct. 5th. Stay tuned for the geomagnetic storm forecast. Solar
flare alerts: SMS Text
Above: An X7.1-class solar flare on Oct. 1, 2024. Credit: NASA/SDO
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