The solar eruption was detected on October 21 on the Sun’s far side. It was so explosive that shockwaves raced through the solar system. The CME slammed into Venus, striking the planet with a storm of charged particles. This was not an ordinary solar outburst experts say it was one of the fastest and most energetic of the current solar cycle.

How is the Blast Faster than Nearly Anything before

From Initial readings obtained through the U.S. Air Force, Type II radio bursts were recorded that indicated the CME was moving at almost 2,474 km/s an astonishing velocity that qualifies among the rarest and most violent CV solar explosions ever documented. Only a handful of instances recorded in history like the 1972 solar storm that disabled naval mines and the 2017 X8 class flare have exceeded

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