Stay up to date with notifications from The Independent Notifications can be managed in browser preferences. All News Sport Culture Lifestyle ‘Stunning’ Northern Lights spotted across UK The Sun released a massive M5.8-class solar flare from sunspot region AR4436 on Sunday, triggering immediate space weather events. This powerful solar flare caused a moderate radio blackout over the Atlantic Ocean and parts of eastern Africa, disrupting high-frequency communications for aviators and mariners. The flare also resulted in a coronal mass ejection (CME), launching a cloud of magnetised solar plasma into space at approximately 650 kilometres per second. The CME is expected to pass Earth on Wednesday, with a glancing blow anticipated to interact with the atmosphere, potentially creating aurora displays. The Met Office said: "Auroral activity is expected to be mostly at background levels.…