ALBAWABA - The sun has released an X-class solar flare, which is according to experts, the most powerful class of solar flares, Space website revealed.
According to Space, the X-class solar flare is expected to disrupt communications in some countries worldwide. It reported that the solar flare was launched from "sunspot region 3912," hitting its peak at 4:06 a.m. EST on December 8.
The source added that they were also accompanied by a "coronal mass ejection (CME) — a large plume of magnetic field and plasma from the sun."
Space further noted that solar flares released by the Sun can also leave amazing auroras to see in some regions.
Space Weather Physicist Tamitha Skov posted on her account on the X platform: "The #solarstorm launched will graze Earth to the west. Sadly, the coming fast solar wind streams might deflect the structure even further to the west. Expect only mild impacts by midday December 11."
According to the media, Radio blackouts were reported in Southern Africa and caused by an X-class solar flare that erupted from sunspot 3912.
