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Sun Science: NASA released pictures solar flares

5 April 2014 Last updated 13.51 BST clock

NASA released dramatic footage of a solar flare captured by the Solar Dynamics Observatory.

Solar eruption intermediate was born on 2 Published April and reached a maximum intensity at 14:05 GMT clock.

Solar flares are powerful bursts of radiation and thus a sudden to the surface of the sun light.

Video courtesy of NASA