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Helio Highlights: May 2025

A grayscale top-down image of the North Pole showing the glowing band of the Northern Lights circling the Earth
Levels
  • Intermediate (6-8)
  • Advanced (9-12+)
Material Type
  • Article/Informative Text
Heliophysics Big Ideas
  • Big Idea 1.2 – The Sun is active…
NGSS
  • ESS2 - Earth's Systems
  • PS1 - Matter and its Interactions
  • PS3 - Energy
Heliophysics Topics
  • Aurora
  • Coronal Mass Ejection
  • Electromagnetism
  • Magnetosphere
  • Solar Flare
  • Space Weather
  • Sun
Material Cost per Learner Free
Language English

Sometimes the Sun becomes very active and sends out a lot more energy than normal. When this happens, we can see auroras in places much farther from the poles than normal. In May 2024, around Mother's Day, the Sun caused powerful solar storms on Earth. This article discusses the events surrounding the Mother's Day 2024 storms, why they happened, and what it means for us here on Earth.

Find the article here ↗