News 2024 Sun Explode. Two image stills of solar flares erupting from the surface of the sun on may 3, 2024. The large explosion of energy and light from the sun comes just days after earth was slammed with the biggest geomagnetic storm in more than 20 years.

Every 11 or so years, the sun undergoes an epic transformation: Astronomers are closely monitoring eta carinae, a hypergiant star 100 times the mass of our sun, on the brink of a potential spectacular explosion.