And by Wednesday morning (May 15), AR4087 was at it again, firing off an M7.74-class flare just before 7:20 a.m. ET. And this is just the beginning, ...

But with AR4087 still near the sun's edge, our planet is out of the line of fire. For now. X2.7-class eruption from sunspot AR4087 on May 14, 2025.

Sunspot AR4087 Triggers Massive Solar Eruptions. These flares are giant bursts of energy and light that come from the Sun’s surface. When they explode, they release massive amounts of solar ...

Experts warn that more flares may be on the way as sunspot AR4087 rotates into direct alignment with Earth in the coming days, increasing the chances of further solar storms.

However, as sunspot AR4087 rotates to face Earth head-on, we might be in for more solar activity. The powerful X2.7 flare also came with a CME , a burst of plasma and magnetic fields that can ...

Significantly, sunspot AR4087 is rotating towards Earth and has already shown signs of volatility. It has unleashed multiple flares within a few hours, including a strong M5.3-class flare just ...

The warning came after Earth was struck by a series of X-class solar flares — the highest magnitude of these intense radiation bursts — that erupted from the extremely active sunspot AR4087 ...

Then, during the early hours of Wednesday (May 14), another sunspot named AR4087 spat out an M5.3 flare, followed by an even more powerful X2.7 flare, and yet another M7.7 flare a few hours later.

Originating from sunspot AR4087, which is progressively turning towards Earth, this region of the Sun has exhibited volatility, unleashing several flares within hours, including a formidable M5.3 ...

Other observers noted that the sunspot AR4087 could lead to supercharged auroras as it lines up with Earth. “This is getting intense,” space photographer Vincent Ledvina wrote in a social ...

But with AR4087 still near the sun's edge, our planet is out of the line of fire. For now. That may change soon as AR4087 is rotating toward Earth and has already fired off multiple solar flares.

The sun has unleashed the strongest solar flare of the year, triggering strong radio blackouts across the globe. Just after 11:30 a.m. ET, a massive X2.7-class solar flare erupted from a newly ...