Space enthusiasts have been put on alert after NASA released a stunning image of solar flares this week.
NASA officials observed three strong solar flares emanating from the sun on Wednesday morning.
According to officials, the first solar flare event peaked on June 2 at 9:36 p.m. EST, followed by a second flare that peaked on June 3 at 3 a.m. EST and the last one that peaked at 7:28 a.m. EST.
The third flare was classified as an X1.0, which is the most powerful category of solar flares.
During the trio eruptions, there were reports of multiple radio blackouts that occurred across Earth.
This comes as part of a solar storm, an explosion of particles, energy, magnetic fields and material blasted into the solar system by the sun.
An image shared by NASA showed small pockets of the sun seemingly bursting into much brighter light, followed by hovering magnetic waves of energy.
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Solar storms occur when the sun creates an entangled mess of magnetic fields, similar to a messy head of hair after a long night of sleep.
Solar flares are powerful bursts of energy that can impact radio communications, electric power grids, navigation signals and pose a risk to spacecraft and astronauts, according to NASA.
Despite this, they do not cause direct harm to anyone on Earth.
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The strongest solar event on record occurred on Sept. 1, 1859, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).
Officials say that due to the solar flares, a strong geomagnetic storm could occur. Forecasters have issued a storm watch from June 4 to 6, expecting that geomagnetic activity could reach G1-G3 storm levels.
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