: Solar flares like this one captured on 04 February 2026, can impact many systems on Earth. (IMAGE)

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: Solar flares like this one captured on 04 February 2026, can impact many systems on Earth.

Caption

NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory captured this image of a solar flare,  seen as the bright flash toward the upper middle,  on Feb. 4, 2026. The image shows a subset of extreme ultraviolet light that highlights the extremely hot material in flares and which is colorized in blue and red.

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NASA/SDO: https://www.nasa.gov/image-article/strong-solar-flare/

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