Sunspot AR3842 erupted with an X7.1-class solar flare. <br />NASA models predict that the coronal mass ejection created by the flare is Earth directed. <br /><br />NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory captured the fireworks. <br /><br />Footage courtesy: NASA / SDO and the AIA, EVE, and HMI science teams, Helio Viewer | edited by Space.com's Steve Spaleta<br />Music: Ethereal Allure by Amber Glow / courtesy of Epidemic Sound
