X2 Flare - Sunspot's Powerful Eruption Captured In Multiple Wavelengths

Sunspot AR3738 erupted with a X2-class solar flare. Watch the blast in multiple wavelengths from NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory.

Footage courtesy: NASA / SDO and the AIA, EVE, and HMI science teams, Helio Viewer | edted by Space.com's Steve Spaleta