Sunspot AR3590 unleashed X1.8 and X1.7-class solar flares within a few hours of one another. <br />Reported were cell phone outages that spiked across the United States around the same time but not confirmed if they are connected to the flares. <br /><br />Credit: Credit: Space.com | footage courtesy: NASA / SDO and the AIA, EVE, and HMI science teams / Helio Viewer | edited by Steve Spaleta<br />Music: The Ethereal by Ave Air / courtesy of Epidemic Sound
