Space Weather News for May 6, 2015 http://spaceweather com

X-FLARE: Emerging sunspot AR2339 unleashed an intense X2-class solar flare on May 5th at approximately 22:11 UT Radiation from the flare caused strong radio blackouts on the Pacific side of Earth, interfering with communications at frequencies below ~20 MHz The blast also hurled a CME into space, but not toward Earth This event could herald a sustained period of high solar activity, as AR2339 appears to be large and explosive Check http://spaceweather com for more information and updates

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