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  • Released Thursday, July 9, 2015
  • Updated Thursday, December 3, 2015 at 12:35PM
  • ID: 11912
A NASA spacecraft sees the sun unleash a stunning explosion.

A NASA spacecraft sees the sun unleash a stunning explosion.

This time-lapse video shows multiple views of the eruption taken over four hours by NASA's SDO spacecraft.

The eruption shot up a cloud of solar material from the sun’s surface.

The eruption shot up a cloud of solar material from the sun’s surface.

This image highlights solar material at temperatures of 1,000,000°F being lifted into the sun’s atmosphere.

This image highlights solar material at temperatures of 1,000,000°F being lifted into the sun’s atmosphere.

SDO observed the eruption over the sun’s lower right limb.

SDO observed the eruption over the sun’s lower right limb.

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