Sun Eruption Seen In Colorful UV Light | Video

Monday, April 9, 2012 - 08:20 in Astronomy & Space

On April 7th 2012, a coronal mass ejection was lofted towards Mercury and set to slam into its ultra-thin atmosphere on April 9th. The Solar Dynamics Observatory captured the blast in extreme ultraviolet.

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