VIDEO: Black explosion on the Sun
The second of today's flares (which occurred at 07:00 UT) tore apart and scattered a cloud of neutral hydrogen in the corona.
The Sun has experienced its third consecutive X-level flare
The Sun is experiencing its third consecutive near-X-level flare. Active region 4455 continues to produce explosions like a finely tuned clockwork mechanism. The first two events have already launched a plasma cloud toward Earth. It appears the third cloud will now follow in their wake.
The Sun experienced its strongest flare in 1.5 months
At 01:36 UT, a solar flare of M9.3 level was registered, which, according to catalogues, is the strongest since April 24, 2026.
The solar activity surge at the end of May is over
Apparently, the increased activity in the second half of May has completely died down. During this time, at least four high-level X-ray flares occurred on the solar side. The Earth-facing side has remained quiet throughout these days.
The sun remains in a calm state
In the east, on the left, at the edge, another large active region appeared in the morning, emerging from the opposite side, and again without energy.
The Sun hit the Earth from the back side
Powerful explosions continue on the far side of the Sun. A new event occurred today around midnight Moscow time. This event remains to be determined, but at first glance, it appears that the latest plasma outburst managed to reach Earth even from the far side of the Sun.
Space weather is rapidly stabilizing
Energy is running low on the visible side of the Sun. Apparently, today is the last day when any small events are still possible, and starting tomorrow, the dead season begins.
Two Chelyabinsk meteorites will fly past Earth today
A rather rare event—the simultaneous flyby of two large asteroids in the immediate vicinity of Earth—will occur today. The rocks, named 2026 JH2 and 2026 KB, were, as often happens, discovered just a few days before their close approach to the planet—on May 10 and 13, respectively. This once again demonstrates how suddenly a fairly large object capable of causing significant destruction can emerge from space.
One of the most dangerous centers of activity in recent years has formed on the far side of the Sun
A truly incredible group of sunspots has formed on the far side of the Sun and is currently being observed by the Solar Orbiter spacecraft. In about a week, this region will appear in Earth's field of view on the left side of the Sun.
Space weather continued to cause disturbances for about two more days
Space weather remains disturbed. In terms of its impact on Earth, the main factor remains the ongoing influence of a large coronal hole.