Sun Emits Significant Solar Flare (IMAGE)

NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center

Sun Emits Significant Solar Flare

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NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory captured an image of a mid-level solar flare on March 11, 2015, seen as a bright flash of light on the left side of the sun. Earth is shown for scale.

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