A MESMERISING video of a giant eruption on the surface of the Sun has been captured by NASA amid warnings space storms could bring blackout mayhem on Earth next week.
The stunning light show sees cascading loops dance across the Sun’s surface.
NASA scientists said the images were captured in an active region of the star.
The space centre said: “We have observed this phenomenon numerous times, but this one was one of the longest and clearest sequences we have seen in years.
“The bright loops are actually charged particles spinning along the magnetic field lines!”
The action was captured over about 20 hours.
This coronal hole is a vast region where the Sun’s magnetic field tears apart, allowing solar wind to escape.
Super-charged solar winds flowing from the Sun’s atmosphere are expected to reach Earth on April 23 or 24.
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