NOAA Satellites Detect Severe Solar Storm FriendsofNASA.org: Between March 23–24, 2024, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) satellites, and others operated by international partners, observed numerous flares erupt from the sun, including a powerful X-class solar flare. Additionally, a surge of extremely hot plasma, known as a coronal mass ejection (CME), raced toward Earth resulting in geomagnetic storms and auroras. This CME reached our planet at 10:37 a.m. EDT (1437 GMT) on

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An X1.9 solar flare, captured by NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory. Solar eruptions like this can affect space weather near Earth. | Space 360

X-class solar flare observed on 18 January 2026 Composite view of the solar flare and its associated Coronal Mass Ejection erupting on 18 January 2026. This GIF combines observations of the Sun across three different wavelengths (121 Å, 193 Å, 204 Å). The images were obtained by the AIA instrument onboard NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory and combined using ESA's JHelioViewer. | ESA - European Space Agency

785 shares · 48 comments | This movie shows the M6.5-class solar flare — the bright light on the left side of the sun — on July 8, 2014. An eruption of solar material can also be seen arcing up and away. After it left the Sun, this became a coronal mass ejection, a giant cloud of solar material, headed toward Mars. Credit: NASA Solar Dynamics Observatory (Little SDO) | NASA Space Alerts | Facebook