On December 29, a powerful flare classified as X1.1 occurred on the Sun. Its peak was recorded at 09:18 Kyiv time, and the explosive phase lasted approximately 30 minutes. Throughout the day, the star experienced a total of 15 significant flares of classes M and X.
As reported by the U.S. Space Weather Prediction Center, coronal mass ejections are expected to reach Earth tomorrow, December 31 — this is when the planet will be hit by intense magnetic storms.