Strong Solar Flare Erupts from Sun, May 27, 2024 and Another May 29th.

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NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory captured this image of a solar flare seen as the bright flash on the limb of the Sun on May 27, 2024, with an inset image of Earth for scale. The image shows a blend of 171 and 304 angstrom extreme ultraviolet light that highlights the extremely hot material in flares and which is colorized in red and yellow. Credit: NASA/SDO

NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory captured this image of a solar flare seen as the bright flash on the limb of the Sun on May 27, 2024, with an inset image of Earth for scale. The image shows a blend of 171 and 304 angstrom extreme ultraviolet light that highlights the extremely hot material in flares and which is colorized in red and yellow. Credit: NASA/SDO

The Sun emitted a strong solar flare, peaking at 3:08 a.m. on May 27, 2024. NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory, which watches the Sun constantly, captured an image of the event.

Solar flares are powerful bursts of energy. Flares and solar eruptions can impact radio communications, electric power grids, navigation signals, and pose risks to spacecraft and astronauts.

This flare is classified as a X2.8 flare. X-class denotes the most intense flares, while the number provides more information about its strength.

This clip shows the flare and eruption as captured by SDO. The GIF is a cropped and reduced portion of the full-disk 4k video. The video shows a blend of 171 Angstrom light and 304 Angstrom light, subsets of extreme ultraviolet light. Credit: NASA/SDO

NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory captured this sequence of stills showing the progression of the solar flare on May 27, 2024. The images show a blend of 171 Angstrom and 304 Angstrom light, subsets of extreme ultraviolet light. Credit: NASA/SDO

NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory captured this sequence of stills showing the progression of the solar flare on May 27, 2024. The images show a blend of 171 Angstrom and 304 Angstrom light, subsets of extreme ultraviolet light. Credit: NASA/SDO

NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory captured this image of a solar flare – as seen in the bright eruption on the lower left – at 6:57 UTC on May 27, 2024. The image shows a blend of 171 Angstrom and 304 Angstrom light, subsets of extreme ultraviolet light. Credit: NASA/SDO

NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory captured this image of a solar flare – as seen in the bright eruption on the lower left – at 6:57 UTC on May 27, 2024. The image shows a blend of 171 Angstrom and 304 Angstrom light, subsets of extreme ultraviolet light. Credit: NASA/SDO

NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory captured this image of a solar flare – as seen in the bright eruption on the lower left – at 6:58 UTC on May 27, 2024. The image shows a blend of 171 Angstrom and 304 Angstrom light, subsets of extreme ultraviolet light. Credit: NASA/SDO

NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory captured this image of a solar flare – as seen in the bright eruption on the lower left – at 6:58 UTC on May 27, 2024. The image shows a blend of 171 Angstrom and 304 Angstrom light, subsets of extreme ultraviolet light. Credit: NASA/SDO

NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory captured this image of a solar flare – as seen in the bright eruption on the lower left – at 7:00 UTC on May 27, 2024. The image shows a blend of 171 Angstrom and 304 Angstrom light, subsets of extreme ultraviolet light. Credit: NASA/SDO

NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory captured this image of a solar flare – as seen in the bright eruption on the lower left – at 7:00 UTC on May 27, 2024. The image shows a blend of 171 Angstrom and 304 Angstrom light, subsets of extreme ultraviolet light. Credit: NASA/SDO

NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory captured this image of a solar flare – as seen in the bright eruption on the lower left – at 7:01 UTC on May 27, 2024. The image shows a blend of 171 Angstrom and 304 Angstrom light, subsets of extreme ultraviolet light. Credit: NASA/SDO

NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory captured this image of a solar flare – as seen in the bright eruption on the lower left – at 7:01 UTC on May 27, 2024. The image shows a blend of 171 Angstrom and 304 Angstrom light, subsets of extreme ultraviolet light. Credit: NASA/SDO

NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory captured this image of a solar flare – as seen in the bright eruption on the lower left – at 7:04 UTC on May 27, 2024. The image shows a blend of 171 Angstrom and 304 Angstrom light, subsets of extreme ultraviolet light. Credit: NASA/SDO

NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory captured this image of a solar flare – as seen in the bright eruption on the lower left – at 7:04 UTC on May 27, 2024. The image shows a blend of 171 Angstrom and 304 Angstrom light, subsets of extreme ultraviolet light. Credit: NASA/SDO

NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory captured this image of a solar flare – as seen in the bright eruption on the lower left – at 7:07 UTC on May 27, 2024. The image shows a blend of 171 Angstrom and 304 Angstrom light, subsets of extreme ultraviolet light. Credit: NASA/SDO

NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory captured this image of a solar flare – as seen in the bright eruption on the lower left – at 7:07 UTC on May 27, 2024. The image shows a blend of 171 Angstrom and 304 Angstrom light, subsets of extreme ultraviolet light. Credit: NASA/SDO

NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory captured this image of a solar flare – as seen in the bright eruption on the lower left – at 7:02 UTC on May 27, 2024. The image shows 131 Angstrom light, a subset of extreme ultraviolet light that highlights extremely hot regions. Credit: NASA/SDO

NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory captured this image of a solar flare – as seen in the bright eruption on the lower left – at 7:02 UTC on May 27, 2024. The image shows 131 Angstrom light, a subset of extreme ultraviolet light that highlights extremely hot regions. Credit: NASA/SDO

NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory captured this image of a solar flare – as seen in the bright eruption on the lower left – at 7:08 UTC on May 27, 2024. The image shows 131 Angstrom light, a subset of extreme ultraviolet light that highlights extremely hot regions. Credit: NASA/SDO

NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory captured this image of a solar flare – as seen in the bright eruption on the lower left – at 7:08 UTC on May 27, 2024. The image shows 131 Angstrom light, a subset of extreme ultraviolet light that highlights extremely hot regions. Credit: NASA/SDO

NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory captured this image of a solar flare – as seen in the bright eruption on the lower left – at 7:00 UTC on May 27, 2024. The image shows a blend of 171 Angstrom, 131 Angstrom and 304 Angstrom light, subsets of extreme ultraviolet light. Credit: NASA/SDO

NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory captured this image of a solar flare – as seen in the bright eruption on the lower left – at 7:00 UTC on May 27, 2024. The image shows a blend of 171 Angstrom, 131 Angstrom and 304 Angstrom light, subsets of extreme ultraviolet light. Credit: NASA/SDO

NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory captured this image of a solar flare – as seen in the bright eruption on the lower left – at 7:01 UTC on May 27, 2024. The image shows a blend of 171 Angstrom, 131 Angstrom and 304 Angstrom light, subsets of extreme ultraviolet light. Credit: NASA/SDO

NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory captured this image of a solar flare – as seen in the bright eruption on the lower left – at 7:01 UTC on May 27, 2024. The image shows a blend of 171 Angstrom, 131 Angstrom and 304 Angstrom light, subsets of extreme ultraviolet light. Credit: NASA/SDO

NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory captured this image of a solar flare – as seen in the bright eruption on the lower left – at 7:03 UTC on May 27, 2024. The image shows a blend of 171 Angstrom, 131 Angstrom and 304 Angstrom light, subsets of extreme ultraviolet light. Credit: NASA/SDO

NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory captured this image of a solar flare – as seen in the bright eruption on the lower left – at 7:03 UTC on May 27, 2024. The image shows a blend of 171 Angstrom, 131 Angstrom and 304 Angstrom light, subsets of extreme ultraviolet light. Credit: NASA/SDO

This 4k video shows SDO's view of the Sun and the flaring eruption from 6:30-8:00 UTC on May 27, 2024. This clip is in 171 Angstrom extreme ultraviolet light, which highlights loops of plasma. Credit: NASA/SDO

This 4k video shows SDO's view of the Sun and the flaring eruption from 6:30-8:00 UTC on May 27, 2024. This clip is in 304 Angstrom extreme ultraviolet light, which highlights eruptions of plasma. Credit: NASA/SDO

This 4k video shows SDO's view of the Sun and the flaring eruption from 6:30-8:00 UTC on May 27, 2024. This clip is in 131 Angstrom extreme ultraviolet light, which highlights extremely hot regions of plasma and flares.. Credit: NASA/SDO

The Sun emitted a strong solar flare, peaking at 10:37 a.m. ET on May 29, 2024. NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory, which watches the Sun constantly, captured the event. This image shows a blend of 131 and 304 Angstrom extreme ultraviolet light. Credit: NASA/SDO

The Sun emitted a strong solar flare, peaking at 10:37 a.m. ET on May 29, 2024. NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory, which watches the Sun constantly, captured the event. This image shows a blend of 131 and 304 Angstrom extreme ultraviolet light. Credit: NASA/SDO

The Sun emitted a strong solar flare, peaking at 10:37 a.m. ET on May 29, 2024. NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory, which watches the Sun constantly, captured the event in 131 Angstrom extreme ultraviolet light. Credit: NASA/SDO

The Sun emitted a strong solar flare, peaking at 10:37 a.m. ET on May 29, 2024. NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory, which watches the Sun constantly, captured the event in 131 Angstrom extreme ultraviolet light. Credit: NASA/SDO

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See https://blogs.nasa.gov/solarcycle25/2024/05/28/strong-solar-flare-erupts-from-sun-16/

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