Sun news: Boom! An almost-X flare and a fast CME

A major Earth-directed solar flare and coronal mass ejection (CME) erupted from the sun on Friday evening – TheWatchTowers.org

Powerful Solar Eruption Could Trigger Northern Lights Display A major Earth-directed solar flare and coronal mass ejection (CME) erupted from the sun on Friday evening, increasing the likelihood of geomagnetic storms and a potential aurora borealis (northern lights) display Sunday night into Monday. The flare, originating from active sunspot region #4100, registered as an M8.2-class eruption—just below the most intense X-class category. Shortly …

Sun news: Boom! An almost-X flare and a fast CME

Sun news for May 30-31, 2025. Sun activity picked up reaching high with an M8.2 flare at 0:05 UTC on May 31 from active region AR4100. The eruption produced a fast halo CME traveling with an estimated speed of around 1900 km/s or around 4.5 million mph. This gorgeous event was captured here by the Solar Dynamics Observatory in the 304 angstrom wavelength channel. Images via NASA/SDO. Sun news May 31: Boom! An almost-X flare and a fast CME (11 UT…