Earth-facing sunspot blasts powerful X-flare! See spacecraft s view

Sunspot AR2887 erupted with an X1-class flare on October 28, 2021. NASA s Solar Dynamics Observatory captured it in multiple wavelengths. Read more: https://www.space.com/sun-unleashes-major-x-class-solar-flare-october-2021 Credit: Space.com | footage courtesy: NASA/SDO & AIA, EVE, and HMI science teams | edited by Steve Spaleta (http://www.twitter.com/stevespaleta)