What happens when the Sun gets active?

When the Sun gets active, it sends out energy and particles, like a superhero throwing powers into space.

Imagine you're cooking with a big pot of water on the stove. When the heat turns up, the water starts to bubble and steam, that’s like the Sun getting active. The bubbles are like solar flares, and the steam is like coronal mass ejections.

These powers travel through space and sometimes hit Earth, just like a wave hitting the shore. When they arrive, they can mess up our televisions, radio signals, and even power lines, kind of like when a strong wind knocks over your toys or makes your kites fly wild.

Sometimes, this energy lights up the sky in beautiful colors, that’s called an aurora! It’s like the sky is dancing with colorful lights from all the way out in space.