BREVARD COUNTY, Fla. — Last year ended with an incredible light show from space.
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However, it wasn’t visible to most of us.
NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory captured spectacular images of a strong solar flare erupting from the Sun.
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The coronal mass ejection happened Sunday afternoon.
NASA released images of the event that shows a mix of yellow, orange, brown, and black colors.
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One of the images shows a bright white flash on the left side of the photo.
NASA says a powerful solar flare like this could potentially damage satellites and other electrical systems on Earth is that happens while facing our planet.
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