Texas experts speculate that a strong solar flare might be the cause behind a cell phone outage on Thursday. Chron Logo Hearst Newspapers Logo Skip to main content ...

NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory captured images of the events, which were classified as X1.8 and X1.7. https://go.nasa.gov/49HvtOS Solar flares are powerful bursts of radiation.

A Feb. 22 Facebook post (direct link, archive link) claims the sun is to blame for a widespread cellphone outage. "AT&T Cell Phone Towers Have Allegedly Been Down Do To Powerful Solar Flares Being ...

The Sun emitted two strong solar flares, the first one peaking at 6:07 p.m. ET on Feb. 21, and the second peaking at 1:32 a.m. ET on Feb. 22. NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory captured images of ...

Why strong solar flare didn't disrupt cell phone service or cause aurora Solar flares, coronal mass ejections and radiation storms are different types of energy eruptions from the sun. To stream ...

Two outbursts from the sun occurred as widespread cellphone outages were reported throughout the United States on Thursday (Feb. 22). Two powerful solar flares erupted from the sun on the evening ...

Sunspot AR3590 unleashed X1.8 and X1.7-class solar flares within a few hours of one another. Cell phone outages spiked across the United States around the same time but it is unclear if they are ...

Update: 1:23 p.m. With new information coming in concerning the solar flares and the cell phone outages today we are updating this story. Updated Video from Emily: ...