Solar flares erupt on Earth

The Sun emitted a strong solar flare on May 2, peaking at 10:22pm ET. NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory captured an image of the event, which was classified as X1.6. go.nasa.gov/4dmxiTU pic.twitter.com/NaE62YWeS1

News “flash”! ☀️ 💥 Yesterday an M9.5-class solar flare erupted from the Sun, peaking in brightness at 7:46 p.m. EDT. The flare is shown here near the limb of the Sun in imagery from NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory. pic.twitter.com/Js3KmnALqi

A #solarstorm comes! NOAA & NASA predict the storm launched during the X1.6-flare will hit Earth late May 5. NASA indicates the shockwave will cause the main disruption, with the bulk of the storm missing us. Expect #aurora shows to reach mid-latitudes but quiet down quickly. pic.twitter.com/N3v0hnJwAn

Region 3654 sure has been a point of contention this week. Despite a lot of big flares, the eruptions that have occurred have been rather unspectacular-- or so we all thought. Twice now, we have had stealthy #solarstorms hit Earth. (See the disk imagery, the arrows point to the… pic.twitter.com/FJ9zsUuvtO