Earth-Facing Sunspot Blasts Powerful M4.4-Class Solar Flare

Name: Earth-Facing Sunspot Blasts Powerful M4.4-Class Solar Flare
Uploaded: 2025-12-16T19:01:56+00:00
Duration: 1 min 1 s
Channel: Space.com
Description: Sunspot AR4618 erupted with an M4.4-class solar flare causing a coronal mass ejection (CME) that may give Earth a glancing blow.<br /><br />NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory captured the fireworks in multiple wavelengths. <br /><br />Footage courtesy: NASA / SDO and the AIA, EVE, and HMI science teams, Helio Viewer | edited by Space.com's Steve Spaleta

Space.com

Sunspot AR4618 erupted with an M4.4-class solar flare causing a coronal mass ejection (CME) that may give Earth a glancing blow.  NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory captured the fireworks in multiple wavelengths.   Footage courtesy: NASA / SDO and the AIA, EVE, and HMI science teams, Helio Viewer | edited by Space.com's Steve Spaleta

Category

Transcript

Be the first to comment

Recommended