X8! Extremely Active Sunspot Blasts Biggest Solar Flare Of 2026

Name: X8! Extremely Active Sunspot Blasts Biggest Solar Flare Of 2026
Uploaded: 2026-05-30T19:02:15+00:00
Duration: 1 min 37 s
Channel: Space.com
Description: Sunspot AR4366 has been very active with several flares recorded, the biggest of them being an X8.3-class solar flare. NOAA's GOES-17 satellite captured the fireworks. Credit: Space.com | footage courtesy: CIRA/NOAA

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Sunspot AR4366 has been very active with several flares recorded, the biggest of them being an X8.3-class solar flare. NOAA's GOES-17 satellite captured the fireworks.   Credit: Space.com | footage courtesy: CIRA/NOAA

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