SpaceWeatherLive.com is reporting that a massive, though brief M-class solar flare on the Sun’s surface was observed peaking at 07:24 UTC today. The Truth Behind The HeadlinesThe M-class solar flare was captured by NASA’s STEREO spacecraft and suggests that the Sun may have moved away from its “solar minimum” phase, and may now be entering a new solar cycle. What is an M-class solar flare? At the peak of the solar cycle, called “solar maximum,” the Sun produces more electrons and protons, and experiences more, and more intense, solar flares. The emergence of an M-class flare could be evidence that the Sun is now moving from Solar Cycle 24 into Solar Cycle 25, the 25th solar weather cycle since records began in 1755.

Source: Forbes May 29, 2020 17:10 UTC