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April 25, 2014 10:30 pm GMT

Solar Flare Disrupts Communications on Earth

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The sun erupted with a massive solar flare late on April 24, triggering a temporary communications blackout on some parts of Earth.

The powerful flare peaked at 8:27 p.m. EDT, April 25, and ranked as an X1.3-class solar storm, one of the strongest types of flares the sun can experience, according to a report from the U.S. Space Weather Prediction Center. NASA's sun-watching Solar Dynamics Observatory captured video of the intense solar flare in several difference wavelengths.

The solar flare erupted from an active sunspot region known as Region 2035 located on the far western side (or limb) of the sun as seen from Earth. Because of its position, the flare sparked a high-frequency radio blackout for about an hour on the daytime side of Earth, most likely over the Pacific Ocean and Eastern Pacific Rim, according to the SWPC update

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