"Unprecedented Solar Activity: Sun Unleashes Multiple Massive Flares"

The sun has recently launched three powerful X-class solar flares, disrupting shortwave radio communications on Earth and potentially causing radio blackouts over the Pacific and Indian oceans. While the first two flares did not release a coronal mass ejection (CME), the impact of the third flare is still being determined. Speculation that the solar flares caused a widespread AT&T cellular network outage has been dismissed, as solar flares typically do not affect cellphone frequencies. Skywatchers may miss out on displays of the northern lights due to the lack of CMEs from the first two flares, but there are still possibilities for more X-class flares and CMEs in the days ahead.