Solar Fury

  • Released Tuesday, February 21, 2012
  • Updated Thursday, December 3, 2015 at 12:35PM
  • ID: 10888

NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory satellite captured this close-up of the flare, shown here in the extreme ultraviolet spectrum.

NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory satellite captured this close-up of the flare, shown here in the extreme ultraviolet spectrum.

The coronal mass ejection sprays solar particles, as seen in this sequence captured by the NASA/ESA Solar and Heliospheric Observatory.

The coronal mass ejection sprays solar particles, as seen in this sequence captured by the NASA/ESA Solar and Heliospheric Observatory.

An astronaut aboard the International Space Station captured this photo of auroras glowing above the Midwest on Jan. 25, 2012.

An astronaut aboard the International Space Station captured this photo of auroras glowing above the Midwest on Jan. 25, 2012.

For More Information

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NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center



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