A Significant Solar Flare (IMAGE)

NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center

A Significant Solar Flare

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NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory captured this image of a significant solar flare -- as seen in the bright flash on the right -- on Dec. 19, 2014. The image shows a subset of extreme ultraviolet light that highlights the extremely hot material in flares.

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