Tag: x_ray_event
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Solar Flare Triggers Moderate Radio Blackout on Earth's Sunlit Side
An M6.4 solar flare peaked at 1510 UTC on October 10, 2026, prompting NOAA's R2 moderate radio blackout alert for high frequency communications on the sunlit side of Earth.
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Moderate X-ray Flare Triggers Brief HF Radio Blackout
An M6.7 solar X-ray event peaked at 1548 UTC on October 8, 2026, prompting NOAA's R2 moderate radio blackout alert for the sunlit side of Earth.
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Moderate M6.9 Solar Flare Causes Brief Radio Blackouts
A moderate M6.9 X-ray solar flare on August 25, 2026, caused R2-class space weather impacts. It led to limited, tens-of-minutes blackouts of high-frequency radio communication on Earth's sunlit side.
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Moderate Solar Flare Causes Brief Radio Blackout
A moderate M8.1 X-ray solar flare, classified as R2, occurred on August 20, 2026, causing limited high-frequency radio communication blackouts for tens of minutes, primarily affecting the sunlit side of Earth.
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Moderate Solar Flare Triggers Brief Radio Blackouts
An M5.5 X-ray solar flare on July 5, 2026, caused moderate R2-class space weather, leading to limited high-frequency radio blackouts for tens of minutes on Earth's sunlit side.
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Strong Solar Flare Causes Global Radio Blackout
An X1.3 solar flare on July 4, 2026, led to an R3 (Strong) radio blackout across Earth's sunlit side. High-frequency communications were disrupted for about an hour, as reported by NOAA.
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Moderate Solar Flare Causes Brief Radio Blackout
NOAA reported a moderate R2 solar flare, an M6.3 X-ray event, on July 3, 2026. This space weather phenomenon caused limited high-frequency radio communication blackouts for tens of minutes on Earth's sunlit side.
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Moderate M6.7 Solar Flare Causes Brief Radio Blackout
NOAA reported a moderate M6.7 X-ray solar flare on July 3, 2026, causing an R2 radio blackout. The event led to limited high-frequency communication disruptions for tens of minutes on Earth's sunlit side.
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Moderate Solar Flare Causes Brief Radio Blackout
An M8.5 X-ray solar flare, classified as R2 - Moderate, occurred on July 1, 2026, causing limited high-frequency radio communication blackouts for tens of minutes, primarily affecting Earth's sunlit side.
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Strong Solar Flare Triggers R3 Radio Blackout
A strong X1.1 solar flare on June 30, 2026, caused an R3 radio blackout, disrupting high-frequency communications for about an hour across Earth's sunlit side. The event peaked at 20:50 UTC, impacting wide areas.
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NOAA Reports Moderate Solar Flare Causing Radio Blackouts
NOAA reported a moderate M5.8 X-ray solar flare on June 30, 2026, leading to limited high-frequency radio communication blackouts for tens of minutes, primarily affecting Earth's sunlit side.
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Moderate Solar Flare Causes Radio Blackouts
NOAA reported a moderate M5.8 solar flare on June 30, 2026, causing limited high-frequency radio blackouts for tens of minutes. The event impacted the sunlit side of Earth.
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Moderate Solar Flare Causes Brief Radio Blackout
NOAA reported an M6.8 X-ray event on June 21, 2026, causing an R2 - Moderate solar flare. This led to a limited, tens-of-minutes blackout of high-frequency radio communication, primarily affecting Earth's sunlit side.
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Powerful X1.0 Solar Flare Causes R3 Radio Blackout
NOAA reported an X1.0 X-ray event on June 3, 2026, causing an R3 (Strong) radio blackout for about an hour. The solar flare impacted HF communications across Earth's sunlit side, with GOES-19 used for observations.
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Moderate Solar X-ray Flare Causes Radio Blackouts
NOAA reported a moderate M7.7 solar X-ray flare on June 3, 2026, causing limited high-frequency radio blackouts for tens of minutes. The R2-class event impacted the sunlit side of Earth, highlighting ongoing space weather activity.
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NOAA Reports Moderate Solar Flare, Potential Radio Blackouts
NOAA has issued a space weather message reporting an M9.3 X-ray event, classified as an R2 - Moderate solar flare. This event could cause limited blackouts of high-frequency radio communication for tens of minutes on Earth's sunlit side.
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