NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory captured an X1.1-class solar flare in mulitiple wavelengths.
See time-lapse footage of the blast that caused "a strong shortwave radio blackout over South America," according to Spaceweather.com.
Credit: NASA/SDO/Helioviewer.org | Edited by Space.com's
Steve Spaleta
Music: Jupiter Aurora by David Celeste / courtesy of Epidemic Sound
