Aurora alert! Sun fires off 2 colossal X flares as multiple CMEs race toward Earth

Two panel image, on the left is a recent cme eruption from the sun that happened this morning nov. 10, on the right is a sweeping green aurora in a spiral pattern in the sky. the recent eruption could spark impressive auroras in the coming days.

Solar activity has kicked into high gear already this week with two powerful X-class solar flares erupting from active region AR4274 — one on Nov. 9 and another early Nov. 10 — each potentially firing coronal mass ejections (CMEs) toward Earth.

Coronal mass ejection released during the X flare eruption on Nov. 10, 2025. (Image credit: NOAA Space Weather Prediction Center)