On Tuesday (June 20) at 1:09 p.m. EDT, our sun emitted a powerful X-flare, the most intense type of solar radiation eruption.

The event was captured on video by NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory, a vigilant observer of solar activity working in conjunction with other satellites and observatories from organizations like the European Space Agency.

The flare was accompanied by a coronal mass ejection (CME), a large cloud of extremely hot plasma expelled by the sun into space, Space reported.

Fortunately, the CME was not directed towards Earth, and as a result, it will not generate any notable auroral displays here, as confirmed by SpaceWeather.com, citing a NASA model.

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