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Solar Fireworks: Sun Flare of July 3, 2013

Credit: NASA/SDO
The sun unleashed an M1.5-class solar flare (lower left) on July 3, 2013, a solar fireworks to the traditional Fourth of July holiday in the United States. [a href="http://www.space.com/21835-solar-flare-sun-fireworks-video.html">Read the Full Story]