Sun Shows Holiday Spirit With X-Flare Blast | Video

Monday, December 22, 2014 - 16:00 in Astronomy & Space

An X1.8-class flare erupted from an active sunspot on Dec. 19th, 2014. NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory captured the fireworks.

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