The Sun emitted two strong solar flares, peaking at 9:41 p.m. ET on May 7, 2024, and 1:09 a.m. ET on May 8, 2024. NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory captured images of the events, which were both classified as X1.0. https://go.nasa.gov/3UTOd9m Solar flares are powerful bursts of radiation. Harmful radiation from a flare cannot pass through Earth’s atmosphere to physically affect humans on the ground. However — when intense enough — they can disturb the atmosphere in the layer where GPS & communic