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Daisy Dobrijevic

Massive sunspot responsible for May's epic auroras unleashes major X-class solar flare (video)

A bright white explosion of light erupts from the swirling surface of the sun in a green false-color image.

Newly emerged sunspot region AR3697 is already making its presence known, firing off another powerful X-class solar flare as it creeps around from behind the sun's southeastern limb. The solar flare eruption peaked around 10:35 a.m. EDT (1435 GMT), causing shortwave radio blackouts across Western Europe and the Eastern United States. 

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