Huge solar prominence caught by NASA's SDO

This huge eruption of gas on the Sun was seen by NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory on April 19, 2010. The gas follows the Sun's magnetic field lines, bursting upwards and then raining back down. The scale of this is vast: the Earth could nestle comfortably under the arc of this prominence.

For more info: http://science.nasa.gov/science-news/science-at-nasa/2010/27apr10_plasmarain/

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• astronomy

[Clausfarre]

Gas that falls like rain? My underpants have experienced that quite a few times.

[memprime]

If this were replayed at a slower speed with the right kind of music, it would be very hypnotizing. BTW, this is one of the most awesome things I've seen on youtube. Thanks.

[krissmith1986]

@X1KAtatracknearyou How high are you?

[Typho0n86]

how long was that over?

[TheSpiritof1969]

@isabellalley

It is losing mass at the rate of 4000 tons a second.

[smacknrat]

0:16 is plasma. not gas

[X1KAtatracknearyou]

the sun is hell and all the evil souls on this planet these days...dying and going there...is why the sun is getting hotter. lol

[isabellalley]

truly beautiful i have to admit, i can't even begin to fathom the amount of power the sun has in itself, its quiet amazing

[TOSViolator]

It's good to know the sun acts like one huge erupting volcano.

[jaredknightcom]

Love it !

[Anonymous738]

Oh my god, Giygas is back!