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Spectacular Sun Photos Catch Colossal Solar Storm in Action
Monday, September 10, 2012 12:30
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NASA spacecraft watching the sun have captured jaw-dropping pictures and video of a giant filament of super-hot plasma reaching up from the star’s surface and erupting into space.
The filament was made of solar material that was ejected from the sun during an intense solar storm on Aug. 31. Flares are caused by increased magnetic activity on the surface of our star, and are becoming more common as the sun approaches a phase of peak activity in 2013 …. http://www.space.com
2012-09-10 12:20:30
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