Earth just got hit by one of the strongest solar flares in over a year 🌞⚡️⁠ ⁠ On Nov 11, an X5.1-class flare erupted from the Sun — the biggest of 2025 so far — launching a coronal mass ejection that slammed into Earth on Nov 12 and kicked off a severe geomagnetic storm.⁠ ⁠ The result? Widespread auroras dancing across the skies, disturbed magnetic fields, radio blackouts, and a rare ground level event where energetic solar particles actually reached Earth’s surface.⁠ ⁠ ESA has been closely mon