The Sun erupted with an X1-class solar flare.NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory captured the fireworks in multiple wavelengths. <br /><br />The flare caused radio blackouts on sunlit portion of Earth at the time of eruption. The blackouts occurred in Australia and parts of southeast Asia. <br /><br />Credit: Space.com | footage courtesy: NASA / SDO and the AIA, EVE, and HMI science teams / Helio Viewer | edited by Steve Spaleta
