Double X Flare As Spacecraft Spots Sun Blasting A Pair Of Major Eruptions

Sunspot AR3767 erupted with a X1.7-class solar flare, followed by an X1.1-class flare from sunspot AR3780.

NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory captured the fireworks.

Footage courtesy: NASA / SDO and the AIA, EVE, and HMI science teams, Helio Viewer| edited by Space.com's Steve Spaleta
Music: Falling Clouds by Trevor Kowalski / courtesy of Epidemic Sound