Twin X-Class Flares Ignite the Sky: NASA’s SDO Captures Fiery Solar Drama

On August 5, 2024, NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory observed two significant solar flares.

Two powerful solar flares were unleashed from the Sun on August 5, 2024. Images of both events were captured by NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory, which is continually monitoring the Sun.

The first was classified as an X1.7 flare and peaked at 9:40 a.m. ET. The second, which was classified as X1.1, peaked at 11:27 a.m.