Latest Solar Flare 2024. The height of solar activity during a given solar cycle is known as solar maximum, and current estimates predict it will occur between late 2024 and early 2026. Despite the 150 million kilometers that separate it from the earth, the sun does more than just light our way:
The x5.0 solar flare from sunspot region 3536 is the strongest solar flare of the current solar cycle (at the time of writing) and it is the strongest solar flare since. Esa spacecraft are hardened against radiation and none were.