Hot time in the heliosphere

"Sunspot 759 unleashed a strong, M8-class solar flare on May 13th. The blast produced a coronal mass ejection, which appears to be heading directly toward Earth."

No need to worry; this just means folks up north will see aurorae.

Info and images from the SolarSoft solar events page and Spaceweather

See also: Surfing on sunquakes