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Sun unleashes massive X1.1 solar flare to close out 2024 (photo)

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The sun fired off a class X1.1 solar flare early Sunday ( Dec. 29 ) in what may be its last major flare of 2024 .

The solar flare erupted from the northwest region of the Earth -facing side of the sun at 2:18 a.m. EST ( 0718 GMT) It spawned a strong radio blackout on parts of Earth .

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