The sun released another powerful stream of energized particles toward Earth early Tuesday, causing blackouts across the U.S.
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) showed disruptions over all of North America at about 12:51pm ET.
The solar flare, classified as an X8.8, was the the strongest to come from this cycle which started in 2017 – NOAA said it was a radio blackout level 3 (R3) on a scale from one to five.
The stream launched from a sunspot that has been pummeling our planet for the last few…
