Solar Activity: June 26 - July 2, 2026 | NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory
• 1 X-class flare
• 24 M-class flares
• 50 coronal mass ejections
• 0 geomagnetic storms
This video from NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory (SDO) shows the week’s activity.
The Sun put on its own fireworks show this week! 🎇Most of this week’s flare activity came from Active Region 14479. It unleashed a barrage of M-class flares and one X-class flare, visible here beginning at about 2:09 in the video.
The current Solar Cycle 25 officially began in December 2019. It is currently ongoing and is projected to conclude around December 2030.
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Release Date: July 5, 2026
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