Solar Flares Hitting Earth Today 2024. The largest flare of the solar cycle on our side of the sun was an x8.9 flare, which occurred on may 14—the most powerful since 2005 at the time. From may 3 through may 9, 2024, nasa’s solar dynamics observatory observed 82 notable solar flares.
Nasa’s solar dynamics observatory captured images of the two solar flares on may 10 and may 11, 2024. The threat of additional strong solar flares and cmes, which ultimately result in spectacular aurora displays, will persist until the large and magnetically complex.