Aurora Borealis 2024 May 11. Between may 3 and may 9, nasa's solar dynamics observatory cataloged 82 notable solar flares spawning from two active regions on the sun (3663 and 3664). The most powerful solar storm in more than 20 years struck earth friday triggering breathtaking celestial shows of the northern lights, also known as aurora borealis,.
The image shows a subset of extreme ultraviolet light that highlights the extremely hot material in. The animations further down show what the aurora’s been up to over the last 24 hours and estimates what the next 30.