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.<br /><br />Credit: Space.com | footage courtesy: NASA/SDO/ESA/SOHO| edited by [Steve Spaleta]<br /><br />Music: Whispering Wind by Ethan Sloan / Courtesy of Epidemic Sound
