For the first time ever, the world’s largest solar telescope has captured an X-class solar flare, a flare so powerful it can sometimes interfere with technology on Earth. “These flares are among the most energetic events our star produces, and we were fortunate to catch this one under perfect observing conditions,” one astrophysicist said. | Popular Science

This video from NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory (SDO) capturing a significant solar event on July 15, 2025. A powerful flare caused a plasma "scar" approximately 400,000 kilometers long and 20,000 kilometers high on the Sun's surface, equivalent to the distance from Earth to the Moon. | Mathandscience.com