Sun Packs Double Punch
251 views · Published 12 May 2013 · 0:21 · Indexed 14 November 2026
Channel: NASA Video · 2013 · Science & Technology
On August 3, the sun packed a double punch, emitting a M6.0-class flare at 9:43 am EDT. This video is of the second, slightly stronger M9.3-class flare at 11:41 pm EDT. Both flares had significant coronal mass ejections (CMEs) associated with them that will give the Earth a glancing blow.
