The Sun is currently in the active phase of its 11-year cycle and is slowly waking up from a prolonged slumber. And it’s showing no signs of wanting to slow down.

Over the past 12 hours, our host star has unleashed three violent solar flares—intense, concentrated bursts of electromagnetic radiation—two of which were classified as X-class flares. NOAA’s Space Weather Prediction Center flagged both instances as R3 events—relatively powerful solar events capable of triggering widespread radio blackouts. The Sun erupted again this morning, producing a weaker, but still significant, M-class flare.

Already, the two X-class flares have caused radio blackouts around South America, according to NOAA. But forecasters are bracing for more solar explosions over this week. As of now, experts

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