Powerful X-class solar flare erupts from sun, knocking out radio signals across the Pacific (video)

Two panel image, left is the X-class solar flare erupting and right is a filament eruption from the sun. .

Sunspot region 4114 has unleashed its most powerful solar flare yet — an X1.9 class that erupted late June 19, triggering shortwave radio blackouts across the Pacific Ocean, including parts of Hawaii.