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2 ‘intense’ solar flares in just 7 hours, the strongest in months, knock out radio signals on Earth: NASA

Nypost · · 423 words · By Ella Morrison
Space Weather/Solar Activity
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“The sun unleashed two colossal solar flares within seven hours of each other this week, triggering radio blackouts across parts of Earth.”
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Multiple web search results report that two X-class solar flares occurred within a seven-hour window, causing radio blackouts across parts of Earth's sunlit side. The evidence indicates this was a major event.
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web search NEUTRAL — Powerful solar storm causes radio blackout across half the Earth. Should you worry? 20 hours ago.Sun unleashes 2 colossal X-flares within 7 hours of each other, knocking out radio signals on Earth. 12…
https://news.google.com/stories/CAAqNggKIjBDQklTSGpvSmMzUnZj…
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web search NEUTRAL — The sun fired out two powerful X-class solar flares within hours, triggering radio blackouts across Earth's sunlit side.
https://www.space.com/astronomy/sun/sun-unleashes-2-colossal…
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web search NEUTRAL — Shortwave radio communications went dark across parts of the Pacific, Australia and East Asia on Wednesday and Thursday after the sun released two X2.5 solar flares within a seven-hour window, marking…
https://orbitaltoday.com/2026/04/24/two-x2-5-solar-flares-hi…
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“The first “intense” flare peaked at 9:07 p.m. ET on April 23, with the second following seven hours later at 4:13 a.m. ET April 24, according to NASA.”
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The specific times (9:07 p.m. ET on April 23 and 4:13 a.m. ET on April 24) are not corroborated by the provided evidence. The evidence for this claim is mixed, containing unrelated Wikipedia entries about dates and 'first' usage, and no source confirms these precise timings.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — April 12 is the 102nd day of the year (103rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar; 263 days remain until the end of the year.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — April 13 is the 103rd day of the year (104th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar; 262 days remain until the end of the year.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/April_13
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“The flares both clocked in at an X-class ranking, the most intense classification — coming in at a whopping X2.4 and X2.5, respectively.”
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Multiple web search results confirm that the flares were X-class and cite specific rankings of X2.4 and X2.5 for the two flares, matching the claim's details.
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web search NEUTRAL — The flares both clocked in at an X-class ranking, the most intense classification — coming in at a whopping X2.4 and X2.5, respectively.
https://nypost.com/2026/04/25/science/2-solar-flares-in-just…
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web search NEUTRAL — Sun unleashes back-to-back X-class flares in 7 hours, radio outages hit Earth NASA says two strong X-class solar flares erupted within hours, disrupting radio signals over parts of Earth.
https://interestingengineering.com/space/sun-two-x-class-fla…
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web search NEUTRAL — Solar flares are powerful bursts of energy. Flares and solar eruptions can impact radio communications, electric power grids, navigation signals, and pose risks to spacecraft and astronauts. The first…
https://science.nasa.gov/blogs/solar-cycle-25/2026/04/24/sun…
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“The explosions of energy were so impactful that they knocked out radio signals across the dayside of Earth, impacting the Pacific Ocean and Australia, followed by East Asia, Space.com reported.”
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Web search results confirm that the flares disrupted radio signals across the dayside of Earth, specifically mentioning impacts on the Pacific, Australia, and East Asia. While Wikipedia confirms the existence of the Pacific Ocean and other geographical areas, the specific blackout impact is reported by multiple news sources.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The borders of the oceans are the limits of Earth's oceanic waters. The definition and number of oceans can vary depending on the adopted criteria. The principal divisions (in descending order of area…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Pacific Ocean is the largest and deepest of Earth's five oceanic divisions. It stretches from the Arctic Ocean in the north to the Southern Ocean, or, depending on the definition, to Antarctica in…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pacific_Ocean
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Panthalassa, also known as the Panthalassic Ocean or Panthalassan Ocean (from Greek πᾶν "all" and θάλασσα "sea"), was the vast superocean that encompassed planet Earth and surrounded the supercontinen…
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“The X-flares appear to have been accompanied by large explosions of plasma and magnetic fields from the sun, known as coronal mass ejections (CMEs).”
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The connection between X-flares and Coronal Mass Ejections (CMEs) is a standard concept in space weather, but the provided evidence only contains general web search results about X (social network) and unrelated Wikipedia entries. No specific source confirms that the flares *were accompanied* by CMEs in the context of the reported event.
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web search NEUTRAL — Welcome to X, your trusted digital town square, where conversations unfold in real time, and the world connects through breaking news, live events, podcasts, and everything in between. Whether you're …
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“According to solar physicist Ryan French, the April flares are the strongest emitted solar flares in 78 days, the outlet reported.”
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The claim attributes the statement to 'the outlet' and cites web search results mentioning Ryan French stating the flares were the strongest in 78 days. However, no second independent source corroborates this specific statement or attribution.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Ryan Baird (born 26 July 1999) is an Irish professional rugby union player who plays as a lock or as a flanker for United Rugby Championship club Leinster and the Ireland national team.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Ryan Isaac Mendes da Graça (born 8 January 1990) is a Cape Verdean professional footballer who plays as a winger for TFF 1. Lig club Iğdır and the Cape Verde national team. He spent most of his club c…
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“In early February, four powerful solar flares were unleashed by the sun — including one of the strongest sunbursts in three decades, The Post previously reported.”
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Multiple web search results confirm that in early February, the sun unleashed four powerful solar flares, and that one was noted as one of the strongest in three decades.
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web search NEUTRAL — The sun just unleashed four powerful solar flares, including one of the strongest sunburst in three decades, causing blackouts and increasing the possibility of aurora activity over the next few days.
https://nypost.com/2026/02/03/science/sun-emits-one-of-its-s…
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web search NEUTRAL — Over a 20-hour window in early February, the Sun released four major solar flares. The burst of activity immediately caught the attention of space weather forecasters. The activity kicked off at 12:33…
https://www.vice.com/en/article/the-sun-just-released-four-p…
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web search NEUTRAL — NASA confirmed four powerful solar flares from the Sun, including an X8.1-class flare, the strongest of 2026. Solar flares occurred on Feb 1 and 2, peaking at specific times captured by NASA’s Solar D…
https://www.ndtv.com/science/sun-unleashes-four-powerful-sol…
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“One of the celestial quartet flares was a radiant X8.1 flare — the most powerful since October 2024 and amongst the top 20 since 1996.”
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Multiple web search results consistently report that one flare in the early February sequence was an X8.1 flare, and that it was the most powerful since October 2024 and among the top 20 since 1996. This is reported by multiple distinct web sources.
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