Watch How Long Duration Solar Flare Spurs Massive Coronal Mass Ejection

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An M3-class solar flare that lasted about 3 hours created a massive coronal mass ejection. The Solar Dynamics Observatory (SDO) and the Solar and Heliospheric Observatory (SOHO) captured the fireworks.

Credit: Space.com | footage courtesy: NASA/SDO/ESA/SOHO/Helio Viewer| edited by Steve Spaleta
Music: Whispering Wind by Ethan Sloan / courtesy of Epidemic Sound