spaceflight, 3 months ago to worldwithoutus

The #radiation ☢️ reached #Earth in just over eight minutes and ionized the upper layer of Earth's atmosphere — the #thermosphere — triggering shortwave #radio blackouts on the sun-lit portion of Earth at the time including #SouthAmerica, #Africa and the #SouthernAtlantic. https://www.space.com/first-x-class-solar-flare-of-2024-seen-erupting-from-sun-video

#SpaceWeather #SolarStorm #CME