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The bad news is that cloud cover is forecast for much of the UK, leaving skywatchers in northern Scotland best-placed to observe the spectacular natural phenomenon, the Met Office has said.
Researchers, from Harvard University, say this discovery could help create more accurate space weather forecasts, and limit damage from eruptions reaching Earth.
The solar flare erupted at 1:01am ET on Friday. NASA shared footage of the powerful event, which has been classified as a M5.5-level flare - or moderately strong.
Distant star EK Draconis was observed ejecting a cloud of scorching-hot plasma with a mass in the quadrillions of kilograms, according to researchers led by the University of Colorado Boulder.
A powerful solar flare erupted on our sun on Thursday at 11:35am ET. The flares released a massive cloud of particles toward Earth that should arrive this weekend and creature auroras.