Sunspot That Triggered Auroras On Earth Had Its Enormous Explosion

Eruptions from sunspot AR3664 have created a geomagnetic storm that is delivering jaw-dropping northern lights on Earth. The sunspot blasts X5.8- and X1-class solar flares.

NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory captured the fireworks.

Credit: Space.com | footage courtesy: NASA / SDO and the AIA, EVE, and HMI science teams / HelioViewer| edited by Steve Spaleta