More X-flares!! Sunspot that triggered auroras on Earth has its biggest blast yet

Eruptions from sunspot AR3664 have created a geomagnetic storm that is delivering jaw-dropping northern lights on Earth. On May 11, 2024, the sunspot blasted X5.8- and X1-class solar flares.

NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory captured the fireworks.

Credit: Space.com | footage courtesy: NASA / SDO and the AIA, EVE, and HMI science teams / helioviewer.org| edited by [Steve Spaleta](https://twitter.com/stevespaleta)

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