A newly active area on the sun is responsible for dozens of eruptions known as solar flares, including back-to-back X-class flares earlier this week.

A new sunspot group has quickly grown and is spewing out the most intense type of solar flare. Effects on Earth are forecast to be limited.

A newly active area on the sun is responsible for dozens of eruptions known as solar flares, including back-to-back X-class flares earlier this week.