Strong solar flare erupts from the sun – solar cycle 25

The sun emitted a powerful solar flare that peaked at 6:20 p.m. ET on October 1, 2024. NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory, which constantly monitors the Sun, captured an image of the event.

Solar flares are powerful bursts of energy. Flares and solar flares can affect radio communications, power grids and navigation signals, posing a danger to spacecraft and astronauts.

This torch is classified as an X7.1 torch. The X class denotes the most intense flares, while the number provides further information about their strength.

To see how such space weather could affect Earth, please visit NOAA's Space Weather Prediction Center https://spaceweather.gov/, the U.S. government's official source for space weather forecasts, watches, warnings and warnings. NASA serves as the research arm of the national space weather effort. NASA constantly monitors the Sun and our space environment with a fleet of spacecraft that study everything from solar activity to the Sun's atmosphere to the particles and magnetic fields in space around Earth.