The sun just fired off two massive solar flares

But the X-class events aren't even close to the most powerful flare on record. More information Adding us as a Preferred Source in Google by using this link indicates that you would like to see more of our content in Google News results. NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory captured these images of solar flares -- seen as the bright flashes in the top right -- on April 23 and 24, 2026. The images show a subset of extreme ultraviolet light that highlights the extremely hot material in flares and which is colorized in in gold and blue on the left and teal on the right. Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent six days a week.