Sun erupts with powerful X1 and M8.7 flares! Spacecraft sees 'fireworks'

NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory captured imagery of the Sun erupting with an M8.7 and X1-class solar flare on Oct. 2, 2022. The X-flare "produced a shortwave radio blackout over the Pacific Ocean and parts of North America," according to Spaceweather.com. Credit: Space.com | footage courtesy: NASA/SDO/helioviewer.org | edited by Steve Spaleta (https://twitter.com/stevespaleta) Music: Unlimited by Megan Wofford / courtesy of http://www.epidemicsound.com