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Image of solar flare captured by NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory on May 22, 2013.

NASA's SDO Observes Mid-level Solar Flare

05.22.2013
The sun emitted a mid-level solar flare on the morning of May 22, 2013. The flare peaked at 9:38 a.m. EDT and was classified as an M7.
A combined view from SDO and SOHO of the coronal mass ejection, or CME, that occurred on May 17, 2013, at 5:36 EDT.

NASA’s STEREO Detects a CME From the Sun

05.17.2013
On May 17, 2013, the sun erupted with an Earth-directed CME that can reach Earth one to three days later and affect electronic systems in satellites and on the ground.
NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory captured this image of the X1.2 class solar flare on May 14, 2013.

Activity Continues On the Sun

05.15.2013
Solar activity continued on May 14, 2013, as the sun emitted a fourth X-class (X1.2) flare from its upper left limb, peaking at 9:48 p.m. EDT.
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