X-Class Solar Flare Erupts on the Sun, Earth-Directed CME Might Have Been Released

X-Class Solar Flare Erupts on the Sun, Earth-Directed CME Might Have Been Released

This week, solar activity has been particularly intense, with the sun releasing powerful solar flares, including an X1.3-class flare on Thursday, September 12. The eruption, coming from an unnumbered sunspot, took place at 5:43 AM EDT (9:43 UTC). X-class flares, the strongest of its type, can cause disruptions in radio…