"Surprise" X1.5 Solar Flare Detected Ahead Of NASA's Rocket Launch To Moon

"Surprise" X1.5 Solar Flare Detected Ahead Of NASA's Rocket Launch To Moon Space weather website SolarHam reported Monday morning that a "surprise X1.5 solar flare" was detected on the sun and may impact Earth within the next 48 hours. This comes ahead of NASA's Artemis II launch on Wednesday and could affect the launch if the solar storm is severe. "AR 4405 erupted this morning at 03:18 UTC (Mar. 30) with a surprise X1.5 solar flare. This event launched a halo coronal mass ejec...

By Tyler Durden